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    Sometimes men come by the name of genius in the same way that certain insects come by the name of centipede--not because they have a hundred feet, but because most people can't count above fourteen.

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Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes.

Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes.

by Edgard Varese Found in: Genius Quotes,
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Nobody in the game of football should be called a genius. A genius is somebody like Norman Einstein.

Nobody in the game of football should be called a genius. A genius is somebody like Norman Einstein.

by Joe Theisman Found in: Genius Quotes,
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Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius.

Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius.

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Doing easily what others find it difficult is talent; doing what
is impossible for talent is genius.

Doing easily what others find it difficult is talent; doing what
is impossible for talent is genius.

by Henri-fréderic Amiel Found in: Genius Quotes,
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Genius is an infinite capacity for taking life by the scruff of the neck.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking life by the scruff of the neck.

by Christopher Quill Found in: Genius Quotes,
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You can't study the darkness by flooding it with light.

You can't study the darkness by flooding it with light.

by Abbey Edward Found in: Genius Quotes,
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One of the strongest characteristics of genius is the power of lighting its own fire.

One of the strongest characteristics of genius is the power of lighting its own fire.

by John Watson Foster Found in: Genius Quotes,
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Genius is an African who dreams up snow.

Genius is an African who dreams up snow.

by Vladimir Nabokov Found in: Genius Quotes,
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In every work of genius we recognise our own rejected thoughts; they come back to us with a certain alienated read more

In every work of genius we recognise our own rejected thoughts; they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Genius Quotes,
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