Quotes About Brilliance

Greatness is a zigzag streak of lightning in the brain.

The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to a bad end.

There's a pinch of the madman in every great man.

All masters want to appear more brilliant than other people.

Never underestimate the power of a brillian stylist.

The music swells and I recognize the brilliance of it. As the notes overlap, they complement one another, forming a lovely, unearthly harmony. It was this sound then, thanks to Rue, that sent the orchard workers of District 11 home each night. Does someone start it at quitting time, I wonder, now that she is dead?

Nelson Riddle was really something. Just something else.

There are many brilliant actors, including our own Dilip Kumar, but Robert de Niro is something else.

My favourite piece of music is actually 'The Dark Side Of The Moon' as a whole. For me, it's the most perfect and brilliant example of rock song writing.

Have confidence. Like the first spark of morning light against the entire night sky recognize the Power and Brilliance within you.

Brilliance some are born with it, but others create it over time. It lightens the foulest of hearts and pierces the darkest of nights to lead us on the right path of our future destinies.

The sun had now set the sky ablaze with glorious hues of orange. She squinted to focus in the brilliance and thoughts of distant fire breathing dragons lit up her imagination once again.

A true diamond never over shadows... it's the brilliance of the subtle shine that's the most attractive.

Then a genius has been born!

Brilliant people with low self-esteem act against their interests every day.

At almost every step in life, we meet with young men of just about Holgrave's age, for whom we anticipate wonderful things, but of whom, even after mucha nd careful inquiry, we never happen to hear another word. The effervescence of youth and passion, and the fresh gloss of the intellect and imagination, endow them with a false brilliancy, which makes fools of themselves and other people.

Are you a dim bulb or high-wattage?

By a fatal law, a genius is always an idiot.

The strategic problem is, of course, that simulacra are reassuring only when viewed from outside. They do not provide an existential model for how to be in the world. One can appreciate the brilliance of the embalmer's work, but one would not want to be its object.

I made practice runs down to skid row to get ready for my future. I didn't like what I saw down there. Those men and women had no special daring or brilliance. They wanted what everybody else wanted.

Today's tangents will become tomorrow's arcs, and unforeseen connections will tie up your loose ends in a way that will make you want to slap your head and holler at your accidental brilliance.

I had considered MIT a place where brilliant people came.

My mom and dad, although they may not have had a lot of formal education, they were two of the most brilliant people that I know.

What is amazing to me as an archaeologist is that the more and more I study, I realize we are resilient, we are creative, we are brilliant, and this is what makes us human, and that hasn't changed since we've been human.