Quotes About Genius

Then I knew that not by wisdom do poets write poetry, but by a sort of genius and inspiration; they are like diviners or soothsayers who also say many fine things, but do not understand the meaning of them.

Ut saepe summa ingenia in occulto latent (How often the greatest talents are shrouded in obscurity)

attention to trifles is inconsistent with great genius of every kind

The genius of most men lay in finding reasons after their actions. The heart was ever self-serving, especially when the beliefs served involved sacrifice.

I wonder if it was your father who made you think so little of yourself," Wolfe said, which was not at all what Jess expected. "Having met the man, I would believe it. But, Jess: don't believe what the demons whisper in the corners of your mind. We all have demons. You are not to be compared against any of the others, or against your own brother. You are yourself. And if I had not seen genius in you, I never would have kept you in the class. I don't coddle mediocrity.

Whoever invented adding melted cheese over starchy goodness was surely the most brilliant human ever.

what might have looked like courage proved to be a deficit of common sense and an excess of self-importance, too strong a faith in his genius and superiority—not courage at all, but the rash actions of an ordinary narcissist incapable of imagining that he might fail.

What good is genius without humility? What value does it have if it isn't married undivorceable to kindness and empathy?

Mozart's concerto K. 453

Throughout the history of the Deutschritter the German genius is very evident, romantic idealism implemented with utter ruthlessness.

I should have been a son of Einstein.

I've always been an elite artist.

Genius is the ability to independently arrive at and understand concepts that would normally have to be taught by another person.

To think, and to feel, constitute the two grand divisions of men of genius - the men of reasoning and the men of imagination.

Isaac Newton

A great artist is never poor.

Taste is the fundamental quality which sums up all the other qualities. It is the nec plus ultra of the intelligence. Through this alone is genius the supreme health and balance of all the faculties.

There are three reasons why men of genius have long hair. One is, that they forget it is growing. The second is, that they like it. The third is, that it comes cheaper; they wear it long for the same reason they wear their hats long.

Not gifted with genius but honestly holding his experiences deep in his heart, he kept his simplicity and humanity.

We should like to have some towering geniuses, to reveal us to ourselves in colour and fire, but of course they would have to fit into the pattern of our society and be able to take orders from sound administrative types.

Every true genius is bound to be naive.

George Lucas was a genius at creating this amazing universe and filling it up with so much heart, soul and hope.

The fact that the Constitution is sufficiently open-ended to infuriate all Americans almost equally is part of its enduring genius.

No, I don't believe in genius. I believe in freedom. I think anyone can do it. Anyone can be like Rembrandt.