Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

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.

But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. read more

But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.

Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can.

Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can.

The first and last thing required of genius is the love of truth.
[Ger., Das erste und letzte, was read more

The first and last thing required of genius is the love of truth.
[Ger., Das erste und letzte, was vom Genie gefordert wird, ist
Wahreits-Liebe.]

I have nothing to declare but my genius.

I have nothing to declare but my genius.

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.

Genius . . . means the transcendent capacity of taking trouble.

Genius . . . means the transcendent capacity of taking trouble.

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.