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“You are vain and wicked- as a genius should be.”
“There have only been two geniuses in the world — Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare.”
“On, I don't think I'm a genius!' cried Josie, growing calm and sober as she listened to the melodious voice and looked into the expressive face that filled her with confidence, so strong, sincere a...”
“We have no need for genius - genius is dead. We have need for strong hands, for spirits who are willing to give up the ghost and put on flesh...”
“Most geniuses are geniuses because of the way they manage their natural talents. He was one because of the way he took advantage of the world's defects.-pg 129”
“You can create something that is pure genius, but you have to get your timing right.”
“A genius is no more—and no less—than someone who insists on the truth, while others face the other way.”
“I would be a genius now,” Quilty has said three times already, “if only I’d memorized Shakespeare instead of Lulu.” “If only,” says Mack. Mack himself would be a genius now if only he had been born...”
“Mr Brocklehurst: Do you know where the wicked go after death?Jane Eyre: They go to hell, was my ready and orthodox answer.. . . Mr: What must you do to avoid it? Jane: [Thinking] I deliberated a mo...”
“This is what men call genius, just as they call a painted face beauty and a richly attired figure majesty. The confound the brilliance of the firmament with the star-shaped footprints of a duck in ...”
“I was a young, & had deep loves, & my heart would overflow with enthusiasm! And I mingled with the crowd, I mixed with my fellow men, speaking my thought out loud! And they gaped back at me, withou...”
“Children inherit their parents' madness.”
“The marquis stared at Richard, openly amused. "What a refreshing mind you have, young man," he said. "There really is nothing quite like total ignorance, is there?”
“There is no such word as Genius, it is just the combination of hard work and determination.”
“If you want to be a genius, it's easy: All you gotta say is, "Everything stinks." Then, you're never wrong. That's how much of a genius I am! That's how I got to where I am today!”
“Genius is not a retainer to any emperor, or is its material silver, or gold, or marble, except to a trifling extent.”
“The unrecognized genius-that's one old story. Have you ever thought of a much worse one-the genius recognized too well?”
“Almost all genius up to now was one-sided—the result of a sickly constitution. One type had too much sense of the external, the other too much inner sense. Seldom could nature achieve a balance bet...”
“Genius: Range of mind, power of imagination, and responsiveness of soul: this is genius. The man of genius has a soul with greater range, can therefore be struck by the feelings of all beings, is c...”
“Genius is always allowed some leeway, once the hammer has been pried from its hands and the blood has been cleaned up.”
