Quotes by Genius The genius of Coleridge is like a sunken treasure ship, and Coleridge a diver too timid and lazy to bring its riches to the surface. Samuel Taylor Coleridge lazytreasuregenius ... actors of the first water are not more plentiful than playwrights of genius. Sarah Bernhardt geniusactingwater Genius of the highest kind implies an unusual intensity of the modifying power. Samuel Taylor Coleridge unusualgeniuskind Men of humor are always in some degree men of genius; wits are rarely so, although a man of genius may, amongst other gifts, possess wit, as Shakespeare. Samuel Taylor Coleridge degreesgeniusmen [Allegory] is a flight by which the human wit attempts at one and the same time to investigate two objects, and consequently is fitted only to the most exalted geniuses. Sarah Fielding geniuslanguagetwo The mental disease of the present generation is impatience of study, contempt of the great masters of ancient wisdom, and a disposition to rely wholly upon unassisted genius and natural sagacity. Samuel Johnson generationsgeniuspatience A man of genius has been seldom ruined but by himself. Samuel Johnson ruinedgeniusmen It generally happens that assurance keeps an even pace with ability. Samuel Johnson confidencegeniuspace We mustn't forget how quickly the visions of genius become the canned goods of intellectuals. Saul Bellow visiongeniusforget Genius is that energy which collects, combines, amplifies, and animates. Samuel Johnson geniusenergyinspirational The greatest form of genius is that which isn’t noticed. Scott Nicholson formgenius Stand aside, and try not to catch fire if I shed sparks of genius. Scott Lynch geniusfiretrying No estimate is more in danger of erroneous calculations than those by which a man computes the force of his own genius. Samuel Johnson geniusdangermen Genius now and then produces a lucky trifle. We still read the Dove of Anacreon, and Sparrow of Catullus; and a writer naturally pleases himself with a performance which owes nothing to the subject. Samuel Johnson sparrowsgeniuslucky There has never been any great genius without a spice of madness. Seneca the Younger spicesgeniusinsanity There is no genius without a mixture of madness. Seneca the Younger mixturesmadnessgenius One of the terrible things about George W. Bush Administration is that nobody wants to hear bad news. The neoconservatives are a small circle, and they're all sort of holding hands as they develop their policy, and outsiders aren't allowed. If you agree with the guys on the inside, you're a genius. If you disagree, you're a traitor, a pariah, you're an apostate, and you're not allowed in. Seymour Hersh holding-handsgeniusguy I believe we are all geniuses-each in our own unique way. Shakti Gawain geniusuniquebelieve Genius is the act of solving a problem in a way no one has solved it before. Seth Godin geniusproblemway There is no genius free from some tincture of madness Seneca the Younger genius-and-madnessmadnessgenius«6768697071727374757677»
