Disability Quote by Darold Treffert

There's a certain pattern that exists with geniuses - an eccentricity, a lack of social graces and an inability to really communicate with mere…

— John Noble

To some extent, we all have quirks or idiosyncrasies, and some geniuses, because of how bright they are and how focused they are, may…

— Darold Treffert

Those rare individuals society labels geniuses are almost always freaks of nature and are naturally gifted rather than being diligent students who became geniuses…

— James Morcan

When I met my first savant in 1962, I was impressed by the abilities in these youngsters who had severe disabilities. They appeared to…

— Darold Treffert

Some have the temperament and tastes of genius, without its creative power. They feel acutely, but express tamely.

— Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

What is a genius? A person who demands little to nothing from others, but is often found extremely difficult to have around.

— Criss Jami

A savant, by definition, is somebody who has a disability and, along with that disability, has some remarkable ability. Prodigies and geniuses have the…

— Darold Treffert

Geniuses are people who dash off weird, wild, incomprehensible poems with astonishing facility, & then go & get booming drunk & sleep in the…

— Mark Twain

Geniuses are people who notice things and connections between things which others haven't noticed. Genius must be a surprise.

— Christopher Ricks

Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.

— Elbert Hubbard

Every genius I have met could be classified as crazy by most people. They possess the highest level of sanity that us people find…

— Barbara Walters

I guess I'm interested in people who are very sophisticated in intellectual ways, while being completely off the mark in emotional ones, with huge…

— Noah Baumbach