Quotes by Genius As what we call genius arises out of the disproportionate power and size of a certain faculty, so the great difficulty lies in harmonizing with it the rest of the character. Anna Brownell Jameson genius character lying While Genius was thus wasting his strength in eccentric flights, I saw a person of a very different appearance, named Application. Anna Letitia Barbauld genius different strength A book can teach you, a conversation can assure you, a poem can seduce you, a genius can inspire you but only you can save yourself. Anthony Anaxagorou genius inspire book Unless one is a genius, it is best to aim at being intelligible. Anthony Hope genius success writing I loved Stephen Wright, and I loved Mitch Hedberg, but they seemed like geniuses you could never emulate. You'd just be ripping them off. Anthony Jeselnik emulate genius Treason implies responsibility for something, control over something, influence upon something, knowledge of something. Treason in our time is a proof of genius. Why, I want to know, are not traitors decorated? Antoine de Saint-Exupery genius responsibility want There is nothing new in art except talent. Anton Chekhov genius literature art Every student deserves to be treated as a potential genius. Anton Ehrenzweig mentor genius students I know people I feel are extremely talented, but I don’t know that I’ve ever heard any geniuses. Aretha Franklin genius heard people The greatest thing by far is to be a master of metaphor; it is the one thing that cannot be learned from others; and it is also a sign of genius, since a good metaphor implies an intuitive perception of the similarity of the dissimilar. Aristotle talent genius perception The greatest thing by far is to have a command of metaphor. This alone cannot be imparted by another; it is the mark of genius, for to make good metaphors implies an eye for resemblances. Aristotle genius eye writing Every great genius has an admixture of madness. Aristotle sanity madness genius There is no genius who hasn't a touch of insanity. Aristotle genius insanity True genius doesn't fulfill expectations, it shatters them. Arlene Croce genius acceptance expectations a masterpiece doesn't so much transcend its time as perpetuate it; it keeps its moment alive. Arlene Croce alive genius excellence There are no more geniuses, only critics. Arnold Schoenberg critics genius Genius has its fatality. Must we not see in its works a manifestation of the will of Providence? Arsene Houssaye manifestation providence genius It may be that you are not yourself luminous, but that you are a conductor of light. Some people without possessing genius have a remarkable power of stimulating it. Arthur Conan Doyle genius light people Skill is fine, and genius is splendid, but the right contacts are more valuable than either. Arthur Conan Doyle splendid genius skills Genius is nothing more than an extraordinary manifestation of the body. Arthur Cravan manifestation genius body «1234567891011»