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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.

I mean, Scorsese's a genius, and that's one way of shooting.

Quotes by Stanley Tucci

Genius is a word too often tossed around in musical circles.

Quotes by Stanley Jordan

I'm playing an Amazon warrior princess in a new radio comedy series called 'Elvenquest,' and I'm playing a Russian genius in the comeback of 'Red Dwarf.'

Quotes by Sophie Winkleman

I was diagnosed with a severe temporal spatial deficit, a learning disability that means I have zero spatial relations skills. It was official: I was a genius trapped in an idiot's body.

Quotes by Sloane Crosley

Real genius is nothing else but the supernatural virtue of humility in the domain of thought.

Quotes by Simone Weil

If my impressions are correct, our educational planing mill cuts down all the knots of genius, and reduces the best of the men who go through it to much the same standard.

Quotes by Simon Newcomb

I was taught Shakespeare brilliantly by an eccentric genius at Harrow named Jeremy Lemmon who made me want to be a writer.

Quotes by Simon Sebag Montefiore

You don’t have to be a genius mathematician to have a career in cyber security, but it certainly helps to be a strong mathematician.

Quotes by Simon Singh

When I started out in the duck-call business, my college buddies would come in and say, 'Robertson, you have a college degree. What are you doing?' Then they drove away saying, 'What an idiot!' Thirty-five years later, they're saying, 'The...

Quotes by Si Robertson

The guy who invented the first wheel was an idiot. The guy who invented the other three, he was a genius.

Quotes by Sid Caesar

One good thing about being a woman is we haven't too many examples yet of what a genius looks like.

Quotes by Sheila Heti

Loner heroes do appeal to that part of yourself that feels as though your genius hasn't been recognised.

Quotes by Shaun Evans

In school, I was a genius of the year preceding the year I was in, every year.

Quotes by Sean Penn

My father was a genius footballer, a natural, two-footed centre-forward who had played for Arsenal juniors, but he was sent out to work aged 14 and so lived out his life in a frustrated, rageful way.

Quotes by Sean Scully

Clive Barker is just genius, and he's incredibly gifted in so many different ways. He can write and direct and paint and do all these different things, and he can do them all extremely well.

Quotes by Scott Bakula

I'm no genius, sure, but I'm no dum-dum.

Quotes by Sandra Dee

To sentence a man of true genius, to the drudgery of a school is to put a racehorse on a treadmill.

Quotes by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

People of humor are always in some degree people of genius.

Quotes by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Talent, lying in the understanding, is often inherited; genius, being the action of reason or imagination, rarely or never.

Quotes by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

She was a genius, my mother.

Quotes by Sally Kirkland

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this "genius" quotes page cover?
This page explores genius from a few angles -- as an innate trait, a poetic metaphor, and even a joke about relationships. One quote reflects on the mind generally: "Whether you are a genius or an idiot, a thief or, like me, a Zen priest who has cultivated the mind for 30 years - the mind anyway is subject to conditions." For more, see our Mind quotes page.
Is there a poetic quote describing genius as something that rises and shines?
Yes -- one lyrical quote reads: "Rising genius always shoots out its rays from among the clouds, but these will gradually roll away and disappear as it ascends to its steady luster." Browse more on our Talent quotes page.
Does this collection include a witty quote about marriage and genius?
Yes -- one short, funny quote reads: "Marriage requires a special talent, like acting. Monogamy requires genius." It's one of the lighter entries on this page. See more on our Creativity quotes page.
Is there a quote about genius in a business or organizational context?
Yes -- one quote makes the case for tapping into a team's collective genius: "The person who figures out how to harness the collective genius of his or her organization is going to blow the competition away." Browse more on our Intelligence quotes page.
Where can I find more quotes about intelligence and talent?
Continue exploring with our Geniuses quotes, Intelligence quotes, and Talent quotes pages for more.

One line pictures genius shooting rays through clouds before it fully emerges, while another ties business success to tapping a team's collective genius. Related pages: Creativity and Mind.