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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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'Sesame Street's' genius lies in finding gentle ways to talk about hard things - death, divorce, danger - in terms that children understand and accept.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I mean, you're gonna be left behind if you don't appreciate the genius that is Meredith Vieira.
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I do not use the word 'genius' lightly, but if David Bowie is not a genius, then there is no such thing.
- Patience
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Genius is eternal patience.
- Moment
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My acting teacher, Earle Gister. He had a genius for knowing exactly where every one of us were in our development as actors. He always knew precisely what to say or suggest to unlock a moment. He somehow always made it seem like it was our idea. I call him 'The Invisible Hand.'
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- Nov 07, 2020
Only a genius can play a fool.
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is the myth that writing books for children is easier than writing books for grownups, whereas we know that truly great books for children are works of genius, whether it's 'Alice in Wonderland' or the 'Gruffalo' or 'Northern Lights.' When it's a great book, it's a great book, whether it's for children or not.
- Manipulation
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The genius of David Petraeus has always been his masterful manipulation of the media.
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My favorite period is when we lived in the land of the three-minute song. The Motown thing - I thought they were genius in knowing that's as much as a listener can take.
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's been so many different types of musicals, and it's a funny genre because there's a fine line between clever and stupid. It really takes a genius to know how to do it.
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- Nov 07, 2020