"Genius is that energy which collects, combines, amplifies,……" — Samuel Johnson
"Genius is that energy which collects, combines, amplifies, and animates."
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1,266 Quotes by Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson has 1,266 quotes on this site.
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Your aspirations are your possibilities.
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It is, indeed, at home that every man must be known by those who would make a just estimate either…
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The violence of war admits no distinction; the lance, that is lifted at guilt and power, will sometimes fall on…
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Much may be made of a Scotchman, if he be caught young.
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To a people warlike and indigent, an incursion into a rich country is never hurtful.
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The applause of a single human being is of great consequence.
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Health is certainly more valuable than money, because it is by health that money is procured.
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The certainty that life cannot be long, and the probability that it will be much shorter than nature allows, ought…
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Gratitude is a fruit of great cultivation; you do not find it among gross people.
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Politics are now nothing more than means of rising in the world.
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The true genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to some particular direction.
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He who expects much will be often disappointed; yet disappointment seldom cures us of expectation, or has any other effect…
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More Amplifies Quotes
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Art amplifies voices on the margins-the views and opinions that power silences.
— Unknown Author
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Embedded in every technology there is a powerful idea, sometimes two or three powerful ideas. Like language itself, a technology…
— Neil Postman
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When I was younger, I really struggled with confidence. You go through those awkward, dorky, geeky stages, and growing up…
— Jurnee Smollett
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The great challenge is how to marry creativity with discipline so that discipline amplifies creativity without destroying it.
— Andy Stanley
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Nature does not steal time, it amplifies it.
— Richard Louv
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True love should be transformative; a process that amplifies our capacity to cherish not just one person but all people.…
— Daisaku Ikeda
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Social media is not just another way to connect feminist and activist voices - it amplifies our messages as well.
— Jessica Valenti
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New media is like a megaphone. It amplifies your ability to reach more people.
— Mark Batterson
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Structure ignites spontaneity. Limits yield intensity. When we play... by our self-chosen rules, we find that containment of strength amplifies…
— Stephen Nachmanovitch
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Fame is hollow. It amplifies what is there. If there is any self-doubt, or hatred, or lack of ability to…
— Alanis Morissette
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People sometimes imagine that just because they have access to so many newspapers, radio and TV channels, they will get…
— Amin Maalouf
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…he is unlike the other customers. They sense it too, and look at him with hard eyes, eyes like little…
— John Updike
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