Genius? There is no such thing. There is only hard work, method, and constant planning. — Rodin Genius... has been called the best talent for doing things well. ...It can more accurately be described as the talent that makes its possessor fall into trouble and pain. As long as this talent exists, suffering will follow. — Samuel Butler Genius... is an ability where, out of ten things, an ordinary person sees one, while a talented person sees two or even three, combined with the ability to compose complex concepts from art and material. — Ezra Pound The main mark of genius is not perfection but creation; a genius can open up new situations. — Arthur Koestler If a genius remains idle, no matter how graceful or outstanding, he remains a deformed genius. — Victor Hugo You cannot create genius; you can only nurture it. — Clarence I have nothing to declare except my genius. — Oscar Wilde An unlucky genius becomes a mediocre person, while a mediocre person, no matter how lucky, will never become a genius. — Zhou Guoping A genius is like a meteor, destined to burn itself to light up its era. — Napoleon Genius is measured by the intensity of one's life force. — Romain Rolland To believe in one's own thoughts, to believe that what is most important to you is true, and to believe with your heart in the beginning of all things—this is genius. — Emerson Only a love for the great, the true, and the beautiful can inspire my genius. — Rousseau As far as I know, no genius has escaped paying the price for the talent God bestowed upon him: either through physical hardship or mental deficiency. — Max Bier Adversity inspires genius, while prosperity buries it. — Horace Genius seems to exist only in correct insight, in expressions of true insight, rather than in the mere repetition of others' clichés. — Emerson Genius predicts more than it learns through tradition. — Victor Hugo Under the power of genius, everyone eventually yields; first they hate and slander him because he takes the whole lion's share; but if he persists, people become submissive; in short, when they cannot bury you, they bow to you. — Balzac A talented person is someone who can easily do what others find difficult. A genius is someone who can do what talented people find impossible. — Emil Talented people always withdraw a rung from the ladder behind them as they climb... All great works of art are created this way. — Emerson Improvement can create straight roads, but a genius walks a winding, unimproved path. — Disraeli Ordinary people excel at repetition; geniuses excel at creation. — Whipple Genius is a special manifestation of intelligence. — Balzac Three qualities are indispensable to genius: first, audacity; second, audacity; and third, audacity. — Stahl Truth and simplicity are precious qualities of genius. — Stanislavski Genius is not worth admiring; it is merely a form of madness. — Flaubert No great genius has ever accomplished anything without a touch of madness. — Aristotle
