Quotes About Genius

To forgive is wisdom, to forget is genius.

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

Where has the genius of the pedistal [sic] of the laws and constitution of our boasted country fled?

In real friendship the judgment the genius the prudence of each party become the common property of both.

Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.

I can't take his genius any more.

The guy who invented the first wheel was an idiot. The guy who invented the other three, he was a genius.

Take back the beauty and wit you bestow upon me; leave me my own mediocrity of agreeableness and genius, but leave me also my sincerity, my constancy, and my plain dealing; 'tis all I have to recommend me to the esteem either of others or myself.

He who would acquire fame must not show himself afraid of censure. The dread of censure is the death of genius.

Freedom is the only law which genius knows.

The genius of the American system is that through freedom we have created extraordinary results from plain old ordinary people

Improvement makes strait roads: but the crooked roads without Improvement are roads of Genius.

The greatest unsolved theorem in mathematics is why some people are better at it than others.

Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius, and it is better to absolutely ridiculus than absolutely boring.

Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius

This was Shakespeare's form; who walked in every path of human life, felt every passion; and to all mankind doth now, will ever, that experience yield which his own genius only could acquire.

Do it, my fellow Americans! Do it for every adolescent anomic skank genius cloistered in his room, getting cranked, rabidly humping his sampler as he confects some heretical, monstrous persona for himself and dreams of an orgiastic, blood-soaked apocalypse. Yes, the /impudence!/ We have /nothing/ in this life of suffocating obligation but our own motherfucking impudence! For God's sake, give us this day our motherfucking big-dick impudence!!

Dying is the fastest route to fame for an aspiring rock star. The dead man's melodies become profound, acquiring mystery and rising into a realm beyond the reach of human criticism. In the stopping of a heartbeat, the rocker is transformed from decadent hedonist into misunderstood genius. Aye, death and musical stardom go together like Scotland and rain.

Hunger is the handmaid of genius

Charlie Chaplin's genius was in comedy. He has no sense of humor, particularly about himself.

Hitchcock had a charm about him. He was very funny at times. He was incredibly brilliant in his field of suspense.

All geniuses die young.

Everything Will Ferrell says during scenes is so funny and so natural. I was amazed at his genius.