Genius Quotes

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One genius is about all a house will hold. — Isabel Paterson
The height of ability consists in a thorough knowledge of the real value of things, and of the genius of the age in which we… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Jim Carrey, a comic genius, has a harder time overcoming the public's desire for him to be funny simply because he's so good at it. — Ben Stiller
You would think with all the genius and the brilliance of these times, we might find a higher purpose and a better use of mind. — Jackson Browne
If beauty isn't genius it usually signals at least a high level of animal cunning. — Peter York
Attention makes the genius; all learning, fancy, science and skills depend upon it. Newton traced his discoveries to it. It builds bridges, opens new worlds,… — Robert Aris Willmott
The power of applying attention, steady and undissipated, to a single object, is the sure mark of superior genius. — Lord Chesterfield
Be not afraid , for all great power throughout the history of humanity has been with the people. From out of their ranks have come… — Swami Vivekananda
Invention is an Heroic thing, and plac'd above the reach of a low, and vulgar Genius. It requires an active, a bold, a nimble, a… — Thomas Sprat
In this world, the greatest rewards of success, wealth and happiness are usually obtained not through the exercise of special powers such a genius or… — Og Mandino
The world is so average, it doesn't take much to be a genius, just do a little extra — Myles Munroe
Perhaps, if I am very lucky, the feeble efforts of my lifetime will someday be noticed, and maybe, in some small way, they will be… — Jack Handey
Instead of labeling and discriminating against one or the other, we need to learn to blend our gifts and complement our geniuses. — Robert Kiyosaki
To beat Federer 3 times does not mean anything he is a genius whose hair does not even move when he plays. — Unknown Author
Genius attracts more hate than love and more disrespect than respect; at least for the first few hundred years. — Steve Fowler
Skill is fine, and genius is splendid, but the right contacts are more valuable than either. — Arthur Conan Doyle
Literature is an investment of genius which has dividends to all subsequent times — John Burroughs
From the point of view of literature Mr. Kipling is a genius who drops his aspirates. From the point of view of life, he is… — Oscar Wilde
The principal mark of genius is not perfection, but originality. — Robert Schumann
Genius can do much, but even genius falls short of the actuality of a single human life. — Hamilton Wright Mabie
There is no genius free from some tincture of madness — Seneca the Younger
Genius is of no country; her pure ray Spreads all abroad, as general as the day. — Charles Churchill
Genius is nothing more than inflamed enthusiasm. — Charles Churchill
The three indispensable of genius are: understanding, feeling, and perseverance; the three things that enrich genius are: contentment of mind, the cherishing of good thoughts,… — Robert Southey
Bach is the supreme genius of music... This man, who knows everything and feels everything, cannot write one note, however unimportant it may appear, which… — Pablo Casals

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