#genius

One science only will one genius fit; so vast is art, so narrow human wit. ↗

— Alexander Pope

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I admire Johann Strauss a lot. I believe he was a genius of his time. ↗

— Andre Rieu

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Genius is the ability to put into effect what is on your mind. ↗

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

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The genius of the economic machine is in its ability to convert these indulgences into profitability. It converts desire into attention, a grip on our eyeballs and eardrums, which in turn can be marketed to advertisers. ↗

— Todd Gitlin

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Judge the goodness of a book by the energy of the punches it has given you. I believe the greatest characteristic of genius, is, above all, force. ↗

— Gustave Flaubert

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Real genius of moral insight is a motor which will start any engine. ↗

— Edmund Wilson

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If a professional musician in a symphony orchestra is playing Beethoven. But this particular orchestra have played this particular chestnut so many times, they can play it in their sleep. Does the genius remain present in the music or not? ↗

— Robert Fripp

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Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it. ↗

— Horace

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When you step back and watch people, you realize that we use every single body part. Movement, dance - I find it genius because it's ultimate expression, really. ↗

— Jude Law

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They say geniuses mostly have great mothers. They mostly have sad fates. ↗

— David Herbert Lawrence

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