Quotes by Genius A genius is a talented person who does his homework. Thomas A. Edison balletgeniusdoe Genius is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration. Thomas A. Edison perspirationgeniusinspiration We love a genius for what he leaves and mourn him for what he takes away Thomas Gainsborough mourngenius Commerce changes entirely the fate and genius of nations, by communicating arts and opinions, circulating money, and introducing the materials of luxury; she first opens and polishes the mind, then corrupts and enervates both that and the body. Thomas Gray commercefategenius There have been countless changes in the long history of art. The most significant have been brought about by the genius of a single artist. Thomas Hoving geniuslongart The critic does his utmost to blight genius in its infancy; that which rises in spite of him he will not see; and then he complains of the decline of literature. Thomas Love Peacock blightgeniusdoe The highest wisdom and the highest genius have been invariably accompanied with cheerfulness. We have sufficient proofs on record that Shakespeare and Socrates were the most festive companions. Thomas Love Peacock proofrecordsgenius In books we never find anything but ourselves. Strangely enough, that always gives us great pleasure, and we say the author is a genius. Thomas Mann geniusgivingbook Genius is an infinite capacity for pain. Thomas M. Disch infinitepaingenius Genius, as an explosive power, beats gunpowder hollow. Thomas Huxley gunpowdergeniuspower 'Genius' which means transcendent capacity of taking trouble, first of all. Thomas Carlyle statisticsgeniusmean For, until the wisdom of men bear some proportion to the wisdom of God, their attempts to find out the structure of his works, by the force of their wit and genius, will be vain. Thomas Reid geniusbearsmen Great eloquence we cannot get, except from human genius. Thomas Starr King eloquencegeniushumans There's a fine line between eccentrics and geniuses. If you're a little ahead of your time, you're an eccentric, and if you're too late, you're a failure, but if you hit it right on the head, you're a genius. Thomas Watson, Jr. linesgeniustoo-late That genius is feeble which cannot hold its own before the masterpieces of the world. Thomas Wentworth Higginson masterpiecegeniusworld I don't know yet what I am capable of doing, but, by God, I have genius -- I know it too well to blush behind it. Thomas Wolfe wellsbehindsgenius Few of the great tragedies of history were created by the village idiot, and many by the village genius. Thomas Sowell village-idiotsgeniustragedy A genius is a mentally ill person with an audience Tim Minchin audiencegeniusill People do not respect music anymore... They go by what's hot... If you're hot, you deserve 4 or 5 Grammys... Madonna is a genius and she only has 2 or 3 Grammys... What is that about? Timbaland geniushotpeople Les Miles looks like the mad science genius. Todd Blackledge madgeniuslooks«7273747576777879808182»
