Genius Quotes - Page 19

Strange mystery of our nature, that those in whom genius develops itself in imagination, thus taking its most ethereal form, should yet be the most dependent on the opinions of others!

To forgive is wisdom, to forget is genius. And easier. Because it's true. It's a new world every heart beat.

I was induced to establish several orders of merit, from conviction that emulation, well directed, becomes a useful servant; and, that the latent genius of some youth is more easily brought into action this way, than by the more sordid gratification of self-interest.

probably the greatest concentration of talent and genius in this house except for perhaps those times when Thomas Jefferson ate alone.

Boldness has power, magic and genius in it.

The technical brilliance of Lang Lang and the musical genius to create a masterpiece on the spot.

James Watt was equally distinguished as a natural philosopher and chemist; his inventions demonstrate his profound knowledge of those sciences, and that peculiar characteristic of genius - the union of them for practical application.

The Navy is a master plan designed by geniuses for execution by idiots. If you're not an idiot, but find yourself in the Navy, you can only operate well by pretending to be one.

Sir, the slowness of genius is hard to bear, but the slowness of mediocrity is insufferable.

It appears to me that strong sense and acute sensibility together constitute genius.

Genius is the capacity for receiving and improving by discipline.

Albert Einstein didn't care where he lived. Albert Einstein was a genius. Albert Einstein wasn't getting lost in the master bedroom, he was lost in thought.

Southerners have a genius for psychological alchemy...If something intolerable simply cannot be changed, driven away or shot they will not only tolerate it but take pride in it as well.

If you're speaking of a fantasy player, then it has to be Leo Messi as he's so unpredictable. He's an absolute genius.

The lucky person passes for a genius.

Jesus was the greatest religious genius that ever lived.

He attacked everything in life with a mix of extraordinary genius and naive incompetence, and it was often difficult to tell which was which.

Once you realize that there are no geniuses out there, you can think, "I can do that". One reason I've succeeded is that I have that naïve sense of entitlement.

The general interest of the masses might take the place of the insight of genius if it were allowed freedom of action.

Beauty like hers is genius.

Moderation is the inseparable companion of wisdom, but with it genius has not even a nodding acquaintance.

Genius is childhood recalled at will.

I believe that instinct is what makes a genius a genius.

The greatest thing by far is to have a command of metaphor. This alone cannot be imparted by another; it is the mark of genius, for to make good metaphors implies an eye for resemblances.

Every great genius has an admixture of madness.