- Nov 07, 2020
Genius Quotes
Brilliance, and what it takes to keep it.
This page treats genius as something both rare and slightly absurd, a reminder that even a cultivated mind stays subject to ordinary conditions, and a wry claim that monogamy demands more talent than acting does, close to Intelligence quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are so many remarkable playwrights working right now, that I see everything I can. Annie Baker is a genius, I'll see anything she writes. The same for Lynn Nottage, Cynthia Hopkins, and Lisa D'Amour. Anything they've got going on, I'll go see.
- Faith
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- Nov 07, 2020
When those of Jewish blood exhibit moral or intellectual superiority, genius or special talent, we feel pride in them, even if they have abjured the faith like Spinoza, Marx, Disraeli or Heine. Despite the meditations of pundits or the decrees of council, our own instincts and acts, and those of others, have defined for us the term 'Jew.'
- Idiots
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We know that the nature of genius is to provide idiots with ideas twenty years later.
- Greatest Danger
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A neurotic can perfectly well be a literary genius, but his greatest danger is always that he will not recognize when he is dull.
- Future
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My job is to pay attention to my children's genius and allow those leanings to lead them to their future.
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Nick Hornby's a genius.
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Of all the projects I've worked on, I've never worked with another director like Billy Friedkin. I think he's a genius.
- I Am
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I am no genius; I just worked hard like my other teammates, and I believe all my teammates can win the title as they work hard, too.
- Cunningham
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Tracey Cunningham is my colorist, and she is genius! We match my color from when I was a kid.
- Love
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Love can reach the same level of talent, and even genius, as the discovery of differential calculus.
- Car
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The problem was Le Corbusier was a genius and an enormous artist, but he tried to resolve problems to which there is no solution. So the idea to demolish the centre of Paris in order to adapt it to the car - he drew it! - is something not even the most bloody dictators conceived.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm all in favor of the democratic principle that one idiot is as good as one genius, but I draw the line when someone takes the next step and concludes that two idiots are better than one genius.
- Fool
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