Geniuses Quotes

“A genius in the wrong position could look like a fool.”
― Idowu Koyenikan, Wealth for All: Living a Life of Success at the Edge of Your Ability

“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.”
― Criss Jami, Venus in Arms

“There's a stark difference between the words 'prodigy' and 'genius.' Prodigies can very quickly learn what other people have already figured out; geniuses discover that which no one has ever previously discovered. Prodigies learn; geniuses do.”
― John Green, An Abundance of Katherines

“Incredibly intelligent people always seem odd to those who are not as sharp.”
― Alexei Maxim Russell, Why Not-World

“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.”
― James Morcan, Lance Morcan, The Ninth Orphan

“The true genius of a Woman is her subtle flair in creating the illusion that you are the smart one”
― Josh Stern, And That’s Why I’m Single

“Never stop acquiring the commonsense, it is as good as the knowledge.”
― Amit Kalantri

“The man of genius may dwell unknown, but one always may recognize the path he has followed into the forest. It was a giant who passed that way. The branches are broken at a height that other men cannot reach.”
― Remy de Gourmont, Philosophic Nights in Paris

“Those men who live with the greatest intensity are often the ones who seem to take least interest in life.”
― Remy de Gourmont, Philosophic Nights in Paris

“If what we think of ourselves were true, the planet would overflow with geniuses.”
― Dejan Stojanovic, The Sun Watches the Sun

“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.”
― Albert Sánchez Piñol, Pandora in the Congo

“Lunatics are not the only ones to be called lunatics.”
― Raheel Farooq

“Real geniuses would like that what we think of ourselves is true.”
― Dejan Stojanovic

“Most adult geniuses are more playful than most children.”
― @Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“The word Genius is not a noun, it's a verb!”
― Doctor Jim Gates

“The gods are alone, and when they stroll, by chance, on earth, they are pathological cases or buffoons, or histrions...who are despised!”
― Rachilde, The Juggler

“If children grew up according to early indications, we should have nothing but geniuses.”
― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“I bear it to be true that anyone can easily become a genius if you are ready to pay the price.”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo

“Geniuses die with people demanding more from them instead of showing gratitude for the incredible gifts they have shared. They contribute what they choose to, change the world and go on to the next one.”
― Stewart Stafford

“Nothing and no one makes sense to a genius except his own mind. Meaning, he doesn’t trust anyone except if you’re a genius too.”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo

“You can become a genius simply by not going too easy on yourself—Ignoring all the desires of your body and self. You must be strong enough to say “NO” to whatever you don’t like.”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo

“Success evades the self-destructive, the impatient, victims of circumstance, those devoid of talent and geniuses born before their time.”
― Stewart Stafford

“You would think that university professors would be wise not to blatantly shaft their geniuses.”
― Steven Magee

“In Dante’s Inferno, Dante and his guide Virgil visited the Castle of Limbo, in the center of which was an idyllic green meadow. This was where the great pagan souls, the virtuous pagans, spent eternity. Limbo was a place of calm contemplation and tranquility. Its denizens were not tormented and tortured but left to their own devices. They could converse with one another among green fields and scenic towers. The most illustrious of them radiated an inner light, reflecting their genius. Even the Abrahamic God was dazzled by the enlightened pagans, the great heroes of philosophy, art, poetry, science and mathematics. No one can quench their light, and no one can remove their joy.”
― Thomas Stark, Castalia: The Citadel of Reason

“Among the greatest geniuses to date, few have actually done anything for the people. A nation’s geniuses are highly aristocratic, and everything they have done up to now has served only to educate, strengthen, and enrich the exploiting minority. The poor masses, forsaken and abused by everyone, have had to break their own martyr’s path to freedom and light by means of an infinite number of obscure and fruitless efforts.”
― Mikhail Bakunin, Statism and Anarchy

“To kill a genius, you must kill his legacy.”
― Tamerlan Kuzgov

“The world awaits the unique masterpiece that only you can compose with the GENIUS in YOU!”
― Dr. Tracey Bond

“The best scenario for a genius to be born is a suburban area, not choc-a-bloc a place, for wits prefer quietness.”
― Lana M. Rochel, Looking For Your Tribe: Intellectual Poems

“Cian: Where the fuck?

Gabriel: Family centre, somewhere around the top floor if the view is anything to go by.
Gabriel: The why is less obvious.

Elijah: Seriously? It’s clearly a photoshoot. Her father is an Icon with a penchant for aggressive media campaigns. He will see her partly bonded status as an opportunity.

Gabriel: I said it was less obvious, not that it wasn’t still obvious.

Moses: Stop comparing brain size.

Kilian: Yeah, stop waving your big … brains around.”
― Jane Washington, Tourner

“If you hide your genius, or misuse your genius, or do not use your genius to reveal other geniuses, you are betraying humanity!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan