Genius Quotes

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All genius is simple. It involves close observation and a momentous act of self trust. — Howell Raines
Genius of AND. Embrace both extremes on a number of dimensions at the same time. Instead of choosing a OR B, figure out how to… — James C. Collins
Nature alone is the master of true genius. — Leonardo da Vinci
Keith, how does it feel to be a genius? — Miles Davis
A genius is the one most like himself. — Thelonious Monk
Talent warms-up the given (as they say in cookery) and makes it apparent; genius brings something new. But our time lets talent pass for genius.… — Soren Kierkegaard
Passion is the genius of genius. — Tony Robbins
We should like to have some towering geniuses, to reveal us to ourselves in colour and fire, but of course they would have to fit… — J. B. Priestley
It is perseverance, and not genius that takes a man to the top. Rome is full of unrecognized geniuses. Only perseverance enables you to move… — Robert Harris
But I don't think I have any particular talent for prediction, because when you have three or four elements in hand, you don't have to… — Antonio Tabucchi
Geniuses always think it's easier than we make it out to be. — James Lipton
Men of genius sometimes accomplish most when they work least, for they are thinking out inventions. — Leonardo da Vinci
The great piano virtuoso Paderewski was once playing before an audience of the rich and the royal. After a brilliant performance, an elegant lady waxed… — Eric Butterworth
True genius is creative and makes all from nothing. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
We can all be geniuses because one definition of genius is the infinite capacity for taking pains. — Knute Rockne
Genius is immediate, but talent takes time. — Janet Flanner
Talent does whatever it wants to do. Genius does only what it can. — Eugene Delacroix
Genius is the power to labor better and more availably. Deserve thy genius: exalt it. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Talent finds its models, methods, and ends in society, exists for exhibition, and goes to the soul only for power to work. Genius is its… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Genius: 1. to believe your own thought. To believe that what is true for you is ultimately true. 2. a sledgehammer. 3. the fruit of… — Heinrich Heine
The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue; and no genius can long or often utter anything which is not invited and… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Brutes find out where their talents lie; A bear will not attempt to fly, A foundered horse will oft debate Before he tries a five… — Jonathan Swift
Genius learns from nature, its own nature. Talent learns from art. — Oscar Wilde
That Ted Turner is a genius...He has taken what used to be a carnival side show and turned it into a gold mine. Yes -… — Samantha Barks
It is unethical not to know. It is unethical not to think. It is unethical not to love. It is unethical not to live an… — Yasuhiko Kimura

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