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    When a true genius appears in this world you may know him by the sign that the dunces are all in confederacy against him.

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To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for read more

To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men--that is genius.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Genius Quotes,
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Genius hath electric power which earth can never tame.

Genius hath electric power which earth can never tame.

by Lydia M. Child Found in: Genius Quotes,
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Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more
complex. . . . It takes a touch of genius--and read more

Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more
complex. . . . It takes a touch of genius--and a lot of courage
to move in the opposite direction.

by John Dryden Found in: Genius Quotes,
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No great genius is without an admixture of madness.

No great genius is without an admixture of madness.

by Aristotle Found in: Genius Quotes,
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Any fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent.
It takes a touch of genius--and a lot read more

Any fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent.
It takes a touch of genius--and a lot of courage--to move in the
opposite direction.

by John Dryden 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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Everyone is a genius at least once a year; a real genius has his original ideas closer together.

Everyone is a genius at least once a year; a real genius has his original ideas closer together.

by Georg Lichtenberg Found in: Genius Quotes,
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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.

by Gamal Abdel Nasser Found in: Genius Quotes,
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Genius might be the ability to say a profound thing in a simple way.

Genius might be the ability to say a profound thing in a simple way.

by Charles Bukowski Found in: Genius Quotes,
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