Picasso, Michelangelo, possibly, might be verging on genius, but I don't think a painter like Rembrandt is a genius.
When you're in a play, 50 percent is the genius of the actor, 50 percent is the genius of the author. When a mime is not perfect, you see nothing.
The world is not so much in need of new thoughts as that when thought grows old and worn with usage it should, like current coin, be called in, and, from the mint of genius, reissued fresh and new.
Instead of being lionized and admired for her genius, instead of being able to earn a decent living as a writer, Andrea Dworkin was misrepresented and demonized.
A modern-day Dickens with a popular voice and a genius for storytelling in any genre, Stephen King has written many wonderful books.
Marriage requires a special talent, like acting. Monogamy requires genius.
I'm a huge, huge fan of Chris Morris. I think he's a genius, and it is not a word I use very often. I think he's fantastic.
I think that my interpretation of Italian was a lot more southern than what my husband cooks. You know, I grew up in Queens and in Brooklyn, and we - really, it's more southern. It's Naples and Sicily. It's heavier. It's over-spiced. And like most Americans, I thought spaghetti and meatballs was genius.
One science only will one genius fit; so vast is art, so narrow human wit.
Jesus of Nazareth was a poet, no less than a prophet, of pre-eminent genius.
Having a million-dollar net worth doesn't make you a genius, and having less than a million-dollar net worth doesn't make you a fool.
Nina Simone is a musical genius and a rich and precious treasure who paid a heavy price for her artistic freedom.
I probably have genius. But no talent.
The problem with Ireland is that it's a country full of genius, but with absolutely no talent.
Many a genius has been slow of growth. Oaks that flourish for a thousand years do not spring up into beauty like a reed.
One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
Everyone is a genius at least once a year. The real geniuses simply have their bright ideas closer together.
I'm no genius, but I'm real smart in one area - I picked the right mate.
The world is always ready to receive talent with open arms. Very often it does not know what to do with genius.
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.
