Quotes by Genius Humble birth did not retard his genius, nor high place corrupt his soul. Cass Gilbert genius soul humble Instead of being lionized and admired for her genius, instead of being able to earn a decent living as a writer, Andrea Dworkin was misrepresented and demonized. Catharine MacKinnon decent able genius Society expresses its sympathy for the geniuses of the past to distract attention from the fact that it has no intention of being sympathetic to the geniuses of the present. Celia Green genius attention past Unfortunately, goodness and honor are rather the exception than the rule among exceptional men, not to speak of geniuses Cesare Lombroso genius honor men Genius is one of the many forms of insanity. Cesare Lombroso form genius insanity Good sense travels on the well-worn paths; genius, never. And that is why the crowd, not altogether without reason, is so ready to treat great men as lunatics. Cesare Lombroso crowds genius men The appearance of a single great genius is more than equivalent to the birth of a hundred mediocrities Cesare Lombroso mediocrity birth genius Surely, if knowledge is valuable, it can never be good policy in a country far wealthier than Tuscany, to allow a genius like Mr. Dalton's, to be employed in the drudgery of elementary instruction. Charles Babbage tuscany genius country Genius is nothing more nor less than childhood recaptured at will. Charles Baudelaire childhood genius inspire Genius is simply childhood, rediscovered by an act of will. Charles Baudelaire childhood genius Genius is childhood recalled at will. Charles Baudelaire childhood genius Almost everybody is born a genius and buried an idiot. Charles Bukowski thought-provoking genius life I met a genius on the train today about 6 years old, he sat beside me and as the train ran down along the coast we came to the ocean and then he looked at me and said, it’s not pretty. Charles Bukowski genius ocean years "Baby," I said. "I'm a genius but nobody knows it but me." Charles Bukowski genius said baby What's genius? I don't know but I do know that the difference between a madman and a professional is that a pro does as well as he can within what he has set out to do and a madman does exceptionally well at what he can't help doing. Charles Bukowski differences genius doe When a man has displayed talent in some particular path, and left all competitors behind him in it, the world are too apt to give him credit for universality of genius, and to anticipate for him success in all that he undertakes. Charles Caleb Colton genius giving men Extemporaneous and oral harangues will always have this advantage over those that are read from a in manuscript: every burst of eloquence or spark of genius they may contain, however studied they may have been beforehand, will appear to the audience to be the effect of the sudden inspiration of talent. Charles Caleb Colton genius inspiration may Genius, when employed in works whose tendency it is to demoralize and to degrade us, should be contemplated with abhorrence rather than with admiration; such a monument of its power, may indeed be stamped with immortality, but like the Coliseum at Rome, we deplore its magnificence because we detest the purposes for which it was designed. Charles Caleb Colton rome genius purpose Genius in one grand particular is like life. We know nothing of either but by their effects. Charles Caleb Colton talent particular genius The drafts which true genius draws upon posterity, although they may not always be honored so soon as they are due, are sure to be paid with compound interest in the end. Charles Caleb Colton genius literature may «7891011121314151617»