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Genius is the ability to act rightly without precedent--the power to do the right thing the first time.
Genius is the ability to act rightly without precedent--the power to do the right thing the first time.
Nature is the master of talents; genius is the master of nature.
- Josiah Gilbert Holland (used read more
Nature is the master of talents; genius is the master of nature.
- Josiah Gilbert Holland (used pseudonym Timothy Titcomb),
The luck of having talent is not enough; one must also have a talent for luck.
The luck of having talent is not enough; one must also have a talent for luck.
When Nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.
When Nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.
The crowning blessing of life -- to be born with a bias to some pursuit.
The crowning blessing of life -- to be born with a bias to some pursuit.
Genius is only patience.
[Fr., Le Genie, c'est la patience.]
Genius is only patience.
[Fr., Le Genie, c'est la patience.]
Everyone has a talent. What is rare is the cpourage to follow the talent to the dark places where it read more
Everyone has a talent. What is rare is the cpourage to follow the talent to the dark places where it leads.
Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius.
Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius.
I thought my talent would transcend my outspokenness. I was wrong.
I thought my talent would transcend my outspokenness. I was wrong.
