#genius

Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it. ↗

— Horace

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There is no off position on the genius switch. ↗

— David Letterman

#off #position #switch

What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left. ↗

— Oscar Levant

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The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of genius, can deal with successfully. ↗

— Walter Lippmann

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In the startup world, you're either a genius or an idiot. You're never just an ordinary guy trying to get through the day. ↗

— Marc Andreessen

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When my nephew was 3 and 4, he would say the most genius things. He said, You're hammer macho with FBI dogs. I thought it was just one of those great lines. ↗

— Beck

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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

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

— Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

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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

When you're young you believe it when people tell you how good you are. And that's the danger, you inhale. Everyone will tell you you're a genius, which you are not, and if you understand that, you win. ↗

— George Clooney

#danger #everyone #genius #good #how