#genius

I have known no man of genius who had not to pay, in some affliction or defect either physical or spiritual, for what the gods had given him. ↗

— Max Beerbohm

#defect #either #genius #given #gods

Genius worship is the inevitable sign of an uncreative age. ↗

— Clive Bell

#genius #inevitable #sign #uncreative #worship

At home I have a Tibetan terrier. I'm still not sure if he's a genius or very thick. It's a fine line. ↗

— Hugh Bonneville

#fine line #genius #home #i #line

I've learned any fool can write a bad ad, but it takes a real genius to keep his hands off a good one. ↗

— Daniel J. Boorstin

#any #bad #fool #genius #good

The genius of America is that we are still a land of undiscovered shores, and we are at our best when we open our hearts and allow the night winds to bring renewed visions of great deeds. ↗

— Phil Bredesen

#america #best #bring #deeds #genius

Music looks very formidable to people outside of it and it looks like it's this realm of spooky genius. ↗

— Jon Brion

#genius #like #looks #music #outside

What is genius but the power of expressing a new individuality? ↗

— Elizabeth Barrett Browning

#expressing #genius #individuality #new

The genius of our country is improvisation, and jazz reflects that. It's our great contribution to the arts. ↗

— Ken Burns

#contribution #country #genius #great #improvisation

Enthusiasm is the genius of sincerity and truth accomplishes no victories without it. ↗

— Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

#enthusiasm #genius #sincerity #truth #victories

If you stick with a vision, it might not all work, but some of it will be absolute genius. To me, 15 minutes worth of absolute genius in a film is so much better than two hours of mediocrity. I would rather pay to see something different like that. ↗

— Kim Cattrall

#absolute #better #different #film #genius