Avant garde Quote by Michael Eisner

I never thought of myself as being in the avant-garde. I said what I had to say, as I was able to say it.

— Simone de Beauvoir

I would describe my work as bizarre, perfect, life changing. And smarter than people that don't get me think.

— Megan Stalter

True genius, in strategy or anywhere, lies in self-control, self-mastery, presence of mind, fluidity of thought.

— Robert Greene

I think like a genius, I write like a distinguished author, and I speak like a child.

— Vladimir Nabokov

The most genius ideas are in the minds of children and lunatics. I describe myself as somewhere in between.

— Marilyn Manson

I suppose I could try to be some avant-garde artist if I wanted to, but that doesn't interest me as much.

— Steven Soderbergh

Common sense and intelligence; what makes a person a real genius.

— Wazim Shaw

Part of me sees myself as talented, and the other part sees me as strange. Ideas get stuck in your head and nothing changes…

— Mika

In a more intellectually rigorous age, I wouldn't be talked about as a satirist at all. I would just be a topical comedian.

— Rory Bremner

The only term I won't accept is "genius."

— Jimmy Page

“Intelligence and common sense, what makes a person a real genius.”

— Wazim Shaw

'Genius' which means transcendent capacity of taking trouble, first of all.

— Thomas Carlyle