#genius

Nor ought a genius less than his that writ attempt translation. ↗

— John Denham

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What moves those of genius, what inspires their work is not new ideas, but their obsession with the idea that what has already been said is still not enough. ↗

— Eugene Delacroix

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Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. ↗

— Thomas A. Edison

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Then I heard this genius teacher Stella Adler - I recommend you read anything you might find about her and if you have anyone interested in theatre, you get them one of her books. ↗

— Harvey Keitel

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Affirmative action based on quotas is wrong - wrong because it is antithetical to the genius of the American idea: individual liberty. ↗

— Jack Kemp

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The only good political movement I've seen lately was Occupy Wall Street. They had no leaders, which was genius. But unfortunately it always ends up with some hippy playing a flute. ↗

— Johnny Rotton

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No one turns down a film with Woody; it's something everyone wants in their career as an important moment. He's such a comedic genius, without question, so I was thrilled. ↗

— Mark Rydell

#comedic #down #everyone #film #genius

The world is not so much in need of new thoughts as that when thought grows old and worn with usage it should, like current coin, be called in, and, from the mint of genius, reissued fresh and new. ↗

— Alexander Smith

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The genius of the French language, descended from its single Latin stock, has triumphed most in the contrary direction - in simplicity, in unity, in clarity, and in restraint. ↗

— Lytton Strachey

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I know that the twelve notes in each octave and the variety of rhythm offer me opportunities that all of human genius will never exhaust. ↗

— Igor Stravinsky

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