Genius Quotes - Page 26

Genius consists not in making great discoveries, but in seeing the connection between small discoveries.

A genius is somebody who seemingly just reaches out of nowhere.

One of the joys of cinema is that, given the right circumstances, and the genius director, an incredibly wonderfully actor can become the embodiment of his character.

The genius of the economic machine is in its ability to convert these indulgences into profitability. It converts desire into attention, a grip on our eyeballs and eardrums, which in turn can be marketed to advertisers.

I don't know yet what I am capable of doing, but, by God, I have genius -- I know it too well to blush behind it.

The genius of architecture seems to have shed its maledictions over this land.

We hold that the most wonderful and splendid proof of genius is a great poem produced in a civilized age.

Genius is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration.

Critics are notoriously liberal with their use of the term 'genius'.

Grateful to The Kerry Gaynor Method for saving my manager's life. He quit smoking thanks to their genius Method.

Genius never desires what does not exist.

Genius is in the idea. Impact, however, comes from action!

Sometimes miraculous films come into being, made by people you've never heard of, starring unknown faces, blindsiding you with creative genius.

I strongly urge students to learn to take risks, to be bold, to let their genius convert that fear into power and brilliance.

f fear is too strong, the genius is suppressed

Genius not only diagnoses the situation but supplies the answers.

Talent should minister to genius.

Genius is a plodding intellect, incapable of dreaming up the obstacles that stop the rest of us.

Aside from a cold appreciation of my own genius I felt that I was a modest man.

Genius is fine for the ignition spark, but to get there someone has to see that the radiator doesn't leak and no tire is flat.

I never said I was a genius. I never said I was a cornerstone. I've never said I'm a legend in my own time. You never heard me say nothing like that.

Art Tatum -- he was a genius. And Einstein, not me.

I like the idea of taking a true classic written by a true genius and essentially destroying it!

Every thought which genius and piety throw into the world alters the world.

If beauty isn't genius it usually signals at least a high level of animal cunning.