Savant Quotes

11 quotes by 11 authors

Science in England is not a profession: its cultivators are scarcely recognised even as a class. Our language itself contains no single term by which… — Charles Babbage
I object to being called a chess genius, because I consider myself to be an all around genius, who just happens to play chess, which… — Bobby Fischer
I used to be treated like an idiot, now I'm treated like an idiot savant. — Martin Cruz Smith
Jay-Z is like a rap-savant, he doesn't have to write the rhymes down, he can create complex raps in his head. I mean he does… — Ice T
I don't pretend to be a digital savant or even a digital apprentice. — Dan Rather
I've made an odd discovery. Every time I talk to a savant I feel quite sure that happiness is no longer a possibility. Yet when… — Bertrand Russell
I'm not sure I'm the only savant with high IQ or with an above average IQ. Again, it may just be that we don't know… — Daniel Tammet
Part of the function of memory is to forget; the omni-retentive mind will break down and produce at best an idiot savant who can recite… — Christopher Hitchens
There are only two good outcomes for a quest like this, the hope of the serendipitous savant â€” sail for Asia and stumble on America… — Jess Walter
Though I thoroughly enjoyed playing crime branch officer Gautam Savant, it drained a lot out of me, too. It shook my faith in myself, as… — Randeep Hooda
Jim Sheridan, the MP who wants to ban sketchwriters from the Commons for being rude about politicians, is a blithering idiot. Sorry, scrub that -… — Simon Hoggart

Who Wrote These Savant Quotes

11 authors contributed a total of 11 Savant Quotes as follows: