Quotes About Genius

You think, Fuck it. The guy's a genius. He deserves her. What is a woman, after all? You are alive and in Paris.

decision. I was tired of his jealousy, sick of his belief that the only permissible topic of conversation was his unrecognized genius.

I chose the worst of the three, and for the greater part of that day I lay on the buffalo-robes, fairly revelling in the creations of that resplendent genius which has achieved no more signal triumph than that of half-beguiling us to forget the pitiful and unmanly character of its possessor.

Madness in method, that's genius

Madness in method, that is genius.

In our own time it has been seen... that simple children, roughly brought up in the wilderness, have begun to draw by themselves, impelled by their own natural genius, instructed solely by the example of these beautiful paintings and sculptures of Nature.

I wish there was a painter who could paint as well as Ted Williams could hit.

I had it calcified inside me that that was the ultimate state of composing. Being Brian Wilson. Being simultaneously a genius and sort of lost at sea - not really knowing what you're doing but reaching for the stars.

To copy Nature? A boy with a camera can do that. To get the spirit of Nature? A woodman or a shepherd can follow the trail of the whistling wind to hoarded sunshine in distant wolds. But to interpret Nature and inform it with a human personality that rises above it, invokes the divine in it, is the work of genius.

My books are like water; those of the great geniuses are wine. (Fortunately) everybody drinks water.

The appearance of a single great genius is more than equivalent to the birth of a hundred mediocrities.

I am so thankful for the genius of Phil Spector, for his recognition of my talent to be the main voice of his Wall of Sound.

Sometimes the hardest thing about committing the perfect crime can be keeping your genius to yourself.

The one thing that Hendrix had that is unique among extraordinary guitar players is he had songs that were on the radio. His guitar genius was exposed to the masses by 'Foxy Lady.'

The problem with Ireland is that it's a country full of genius, but with absolutely no talent.

The man who puts life into an idea is acclaimed a genius, because he does the right thing at the right time. Therein lies the difference between the genius and a commonplace man.

I can't actually believe how good 'The Sopranos' is. I genuinely am dumbfounded by it. It's like when you realize how good The Beatles are, and you think, 'How did they do that?'

Then I heard this genius teacher Stella Adler - I recommend you read anything you might find about her and if you have anyone interested in theatre, you get them one of her books.

The last time I had to make a career decision, I was 17. I could have gone to Ballet Theatre or National Ballet of Canada. There were options. But as I became exposed to the Robbins repertoire, I realized that there was a living genius in the house.

I always thought from my knowledge of London theater and the audiences here that they would appreciate a truly genius piece of theatrical work.

Everyone is born a genius, but the process of living de-geniuses them.

There are occasionally eureka moments - off the top of my head, maybe Darth Vader's theme, you know, the imperial march.

Gee, Jack," she said, amused. "You sure came around quickly." "I know," he said. "I'm a genius that way." "Mel must have really lit into you," she said. "That always increases my intelligence about tenfold." "I

Buffett's genius was largely a genius of character—of patience, discipline, and rationality.