I just finished Colson Whitehead's "The Underground Railroad," which I think is a work of genius. — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
Enthusiasm is that secret and harmonious spirit which hovers over the production of genius. — Isaac D'Israeli Copy Share Image
“If I had a brain cell for every time I heard this, I'd be a goddamn genius.” — Nicola Yoon Copy Share Image
“The hobgoblin of a little mind may be the genius of a great one.” — Hermester Barrington Copy Share Image
There are plenty of clever young writers. But there is too much genius, not enough talent. — J. B. Priestley Copy Share Image
Historically, the Republicans have been geniuses at throwing away advantages. — Bob Packwood Copy Share Image
Writers ... I think ... live on that fine line between insanity and genius. — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
Oh, I'm not a true genius. I'm a near genius. I would say I'm a short genius. I'd rather be tall and… — Mel Brooks Copy Share Image
“In sum, then, te is the unthinkable ingenuity and creative power of man’s spontaneous and natural functioning–a power which is blocked when… — Alan W. Watts Copy Share Image
Blessed be, the genius who never knew good fortune! Genius in itself already means so much; what meaning does luck still hold… — Richard Wagner Copy Share Image
The true genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to some particular direction. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is… — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Copy Share Image
Nothing is more piquant than when a man of genius possesses mannerisms; not so when they possess him -- this leads to… — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Copy Share Image
This knowledge I pursure is the finest pleasure I have ever known. I could no sooner give it up that I could… — Paolo Uccello Copy Share Image
Women of genius commonly have masculine faces, figures and manners. In transplanting brains to an alien soil God leaves a little of… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
I think that Tyler Perry's genius really has been to tap into the domestic market. He knows what his audience is based… — Hilton Als Copy Share Image
The genius of capitalism lies in its ability to make self-interest serve the wider interest. The potential of a big financial return… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, the world has taken some of the greatest minds God has given us and locked them up in cages. Most very… — Ted Dekker Copy Share Image
She understood now why her friend Elizabeth, with her near-genius, analytical mind gave wide berth to murder mysteries, psychological thrillers, and horror… — Karen Marie Moning Copy Share Image
“All of the experiences he’d had with the band so far, watching other bands at work, reading, getting into Iggy and Throbbing… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“And if the prodigious genius of Azarya Sheiner has never found the solution, then perhaps that is proof that no solution exists,… — Rebecca Newberger Goldstein Copy Share Image
The greatness comes not when things go always good for you. But the greatness comes when you're really tested, when you take… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler. A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
