Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Genius Quotes
ArtistryCreativityGeniusObservationRules The Artist is he who detects and applies the law from observation of the works of Genius, whether of man or Nature. The Artisan is he who merely applies the rules which others have detected.
GenerosityGeniusIntemperanceMoral IntegrityVices The demon of intemperance ever seems to have delighted in sucking the blood of genius and of generosity.
ArtGeniusHuman WitScience One science only will one genius fit; so vast is art, so narrow human wit.
ActivityGeniusIntellectThought Men of lofty genius when they are doing the least work are most active.
GeniusIntelligenceMediocrityObservationSuperiority Mediocrity can talk, but it is for genius to observe.
DiscernmentGeniusLaughterPerception 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.
CreativityGeniusIdea DevelopmentPerfectionWork-Less Achievement Men of lofty genius sometimes accomplish the most when they work least, for their minds are occupied with their ideas and the perfection of their conceptions, to which they afterwards give form.
AchievementGeniusInnovationPerceptionTalent Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.
CreationGeniusTasteWisdom Genius creates, and taste preserves. Taste is the good sense of genius; without taste, genius is only sublime folly.
ConflictFamilyGeniusSacrificeTalent If you have this enormous talent, it's got you by the balls, it's a demon. You can't be a family man and a husband and a caring person and be that animal. Dickens wasn't that nice a guy.
ActingChallenging TaskGeniusInsecurity I wouldn't use the word 'scared' for my role as Hitchcock, but it was my most insecure. Taking on such a formidable, giant personality such as Hitchcock; he was one of the great geniuses of world cinema. Sheer genius.
DeterminationEducationGeniusPerseveranceSuccess Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
