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Genius is intensity. The man who gets anything worth having is the man who goes after his object as a read more
Genius is intensity. The man who gets anything worth having is the man who goes after his object as a bulldog goes after a cat - with every fiber in him tense with eagerness and determination.
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.
The genius of you Americans is that you never make clear-cut stupid moves, only complicated stupid moves which make us read more
The genius of you Americans is that you never make clear-cut stupid moves, only complicated stupid moves which make us wonder at the possibility that there may be something to them which we are missing.
But genius must be born, and never can be taught.
But genius must be born, and never can be taught.
Many men of genius must arise before a particular man of genius
can appear.
Many men of genius must arise before a particular man of genius
can appear.
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.
Sometimes men come by the name of genius in the same way that certain insects come by the name of read more
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.
We are all geniuses up to the age of ten.
We are all geniuses up to the age of ten.
What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left.
What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left.
