Genius Quotes

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Lenny Breau was a genius - inspired and really loose. I loved how he used the guitar as an extension of his inner freedom, because,… — Steve Vai
Lenny Breau is one of the true geniuses of the guitar. I suppose he is a musician's musician. His knowledge of the instrument and the… — Chet Atkins
... I always use the Jeff Beck model. Jeff Beck is just a genius, and he keeps getting better ... If there's anybody in your… — Joe Satriani
The male orientation of classical Athens was inseparable from its genius. Athens became great not despite but because of its misogyny. — Camille Paglia
It would be a mistake to ascribe this creative power to an inborn talent. In art, the genius creator is not just a gifted being,… — Henri Matisse
Be a good craftsman; it won't stop you from being a genius. — Pierre-Auguste Renoir
The Alexander Technique transformed my life. it is the result of an acknowledged genius. I would recommend it to anyone. — Tony Buzan
Being a Negro writer these days is a racket and I'm going to make the most of it while it lasts. About twice a year… — Wallace Thurman
It is scarcely possible that the eyes of contemporaries should discover in the public felicity the latent causes of decay and corruption. This long peace,… — Edward Gibbon
When thou seest an eagle, thou seest a portion of genius; lift up thy head! — William Blake
The greatest geniuses sometimes accomplish more when they work less. — Leonardo da Vinci
We owe most of our great inventions and most of the achievements of genius to idleness either enforced or voluntary. — Agatha Christie
I'm probably the only guy who worked for (Casey) Stengel before and after he was a genius. — Warren Spahn
When a superior intellect and a psychopathic temperament coalesce in the same individual, we have the best possible condition for the kind of effective genius… — William James
Solitude is the nurse of enthusiasm, enthusiasm is the true part of genius. — Isaac D'Israeli
Maintaining the status quo is the same as regressing; while you are holding your own, others are passing you by. Be harsh on yourself. Do… — Unknown Author
Inventive genius requires pleasurable mental activity as a condition for its vigorous exercise. "Necessity is the mother of invention" is a silly proverb. "Necessity is… — Alfred North Whitehead
For ages, a deadly conflict has been waged between a few brave men and women of thought and genius upon the one side, and the… — Robert Green Ingersoll
It takes a genius to whine appealingly. — F. Scott Fitzgerald
'Genius' which means transcendent capacity of taking trouble, first of all. — Thomas Carlyle
If greatness of purpose, smallness of means, and astonishing results are the three criteria of a human genius, who could dare compare any great man… — Alphonse de Lamartine
The genius of impeachment lay in the fact that it could punish the man without punishing the office. — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
Death is the real inspiring genius or Musagetes of philosophy, and for this reason Socrates defined philosophy as thanatou mélétè (preparation for death; Plato, Phaedo,… — Luce Irigaray
What does Christianity mean today? National Socialism is a religion. All we lack is a religious genius capable of uprooting outmoded religious practices and putting… — Joseph Goebbels
A particularly fine head on a man usually means that he is stupid; particularly deep philosophers are usually shallow thinkers; in literature, talents not much… — Robert Musil

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