Quotes from Sean Patrick

This immediately involves us in a bigger picture question, too—one that's deeply penetrating and personal: why do we desire to heighten our genius and pursue the path of greatness? We

The announcement generated considerable controversy, and Tesla was widely criticized as a "mad scientist" whose sanity was slipping. Undaunted, he approached

there are no such things as natural-born under- or overachievers—there are simply people that tap into their true potentials and people that don't.

genius answers those questions audaciously and lavishly. She dares to imagine everything and anything as possible, and carries our culture to worlds that never were. You can do the same.

Marcus Aurelius once said that a person's life is "dyed with the color of his imagination.

Lao Tzu warned us of this when he said, "Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habit. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.

The invention of the telegraph took the efforts of a thousand, but the last man, who added that final inspired touch, got the credit. When

The Great Mystery of Genius

Joseph Campbell said, deep down inside, we don't seek the meaning of life, but the experience of being alive. And that's what the nature of genius is ultimately about.

A creative genius is just better at connecting the dots than others are. That's

Government is not reason; it is not eloquence. It is force. And force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master." – George Washington How

Alexander's adamantine will and belief in himself stemmed from the fact that he was willing to out-plan, out-work, and outlast anyone. He didn't chase dubious shortcuts, and in some cases, purposely avoided them just to experience the glory of overcoming a great challenge. He didn't beg for the favor of the gods; he strove to overawe them.

What does it all mean?" many wonder while chasing purposes they're told are worthwhile, but which feel empty. "What is the purpose of this life?" humans have wondered for millennia, contemplating how insignificant we are in the great cosmic symphony.

It's no coincidence that geniuses not only dare to dream of the impossible for their work, but do the same for their lives. They're audacious enough to think that they're not just an ordinary player.

the Bill of Rights is a triumphant proclamation of sacred truths upon which freedom depends and a heroic defense of the individual against the majority, subject as it is to demagoguery and deception.

Awakening Your Inner Genius today.

into the ground. Sixteen iron rods would be

asked many people these questions and their answers are invariable. "Of course it would." The cultural correlation is undeniable: we've been indoctrinated to believe that the higher the IQ, the more likely one is to succeed

Despite receiving over 800 patents in his lifetime, and quite literally inventing the twentieth century, he died penniless and alone.

In a heartfelt speech to Parliament in 1763, William Pitt declared: "The poorest man may, in his cottage, bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail; its roof may shake; the wind may blow through it; the storm may enter; the rain may enter; but the King of England may not enter; all his force dares not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement." Sir

THE BILL OF RIGHTS THE FIRST AMENDMENT Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

By the end of his research, Barrios

God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it," said Daniel Webster.

Andrew Carnegie is thirteen years old and changing spools of thread in a cotton mill twelve hours per day, six days per week. Two years later, he gets a job as a telegraph messenger for $2.50 per week,