Geniuses are the luckiest of mortals because what they must do is the same as what they most want to do.

Incredibly intelligent people always seem odd to those who are not as sharp.

Science would not be what it is if there had not been a Galileo, a Newton or a Lavoisier, any more than music would be what it is if Bach, Beethoven and Wagner had never...

Most geniuses are geniuses because of the way they manage their natural talents. He was one because of the way he took advantage of the world’s defects.-pg 129

In order to share one’s true brilliance one initially has to risk looking like a fool: genius is like a wheel that spins so fast, it at first glance appears to be sitting still.

All geniuses are peculiarly inclined to solitude, to which they are driven as much by their difference from others as the inner wealth with which they are quipped, since among humans, among diamonds, only the...

A genius in the wrong position could look like a fool.

Never stop acquiring the commonsense, it is as good as the knowledge.

Throughout history, only a small number of people have done the serious thinking for everybody.

Sometimes an act of common sense is indistinguishable from an act of genius.

The purpose of having the orphans study all these diverse fields was not for them to just become geniuses, but to become polymaths – meaning they would be geniuses in a wide variety of fields.

Over intellect will make you a genius, over emotions will make you a lunatic.

The true genius of a Woman is her subtle flair in creating the illusion that you are the smart one

The genius of a great magician is as impressive as the genius of a great scientist.

I think all – or the ones thet I’ve run into – tend to have a faintly tenuous relationship with the real world, because so much is going on on the inside. They may be...

If what we think of ourselves were true, the planet would overflow with geniuses.

Most geniuses are weird.

Real geniuses would like that what we think of ourselves is true.

Genius does not need to be validated, it just needs a legal pad and a pen.

I beg you, help me, in angelic charity,Pray my efforts will reflect your mastery!