#genius

Sometimes, indeed, there is such a discrepancy between the genius and his human qualities that one has to ask oneself whether a little less talent might not have been better. ↗

— Carl Jung

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The general interest of the masses might take the place of the insight of genius if it were allowed freedom of action. ↗

— Denis Diderot

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Gaiety is a quality of ordinary men. Genius always presupposes some disorder in the machine. ↗

— Denis Diderot

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The Prime Minister has an absolute genius for putting flamboyant labels on empty luggage. ↗

— Aneurin Bevan

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Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius. ↗

— Benjamin Disraeli

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His genius he was quite content in one brief sentence to define; Of inspiration one percent, of perspiration, ninety nine. ↗

— Thomas A. Edison

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The first Matrix genius, the second one, what's up with the dancing? I haven't even seen the third one. ↗

— Ethan Embry

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Since when was genius found respectable? ↗

— Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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Someday a political genius will come along and make the Senate work. ↗

— Robert Caro

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Ismail Merchant was just the most seductive, passionate, outrageous, driven, genius of a man. ↗

— Glenn Close

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