53 Quotes About Geniuses

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.

All geniuses are peculiarly inclined to solitude, to which they are driven as much by their difference from others as the inner wealth with which they are quipped, since among humans, among diamonds, only the uncommonly great are suited as solitaires: the ordinary ones must be set in clusters to produce any effect.

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.

Hard work is the secret of being a genius.

I beg you, help me, in angelic charity,Pray my efforts will reflect your mastery!

Most great men are turned off by women who fail to see their greatness.

Science would not be what it is if there had not been a Galileo, a Newton or a Lavoisier, any more than music would be what it is if Bach, Beethoven and Wagner had never lived. The world as we know it is the product of its geniuses—and there may be evil as well as beneficent genius—and to deny that fact, is to stultify all history, whether it be that of the intellectual or the economic world.

Throughout history, only a small number of people have done the serious thinking for everybody.

All the geniuses and greats are really just nerds with experience.