Keyword: Genius

I’m all in favor of the democratic principle that one idiot is as good as one genius, but I draw the line when someone takes the next step and concludes that two idiots are better than one genius.

(1898 – 1964) Hungarian-American physicist
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Why does it so often take a genius to see the obvious?

(1933 – ) English author & cartoonist
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When a true genius appears in the world you may know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in confederacy against him.

(1667 – 1745) Irish satirist & essayist
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A genius is a man who can rewrap a new shirt and not have any pins left over.


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

(1922 – 2014) American comic actor & writer
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What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left.

(1906 – 1972) pianist, composer, author, comedian & actor
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The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.

(1879 – 1955) German-born physicist
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Genius: One who can do almost anything except make a living.

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Equality is not when a female Einstein gets promoted to assistant professor; equality is when a female schlemiel moves ahead as fast as a male schlemiel.

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There's a fine line between genius and insanity and I have erased this line.

(1906 – 1972) pianist, composer, author, comedian & actor
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No amount of genius can overcome a preoccupation with detail.

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No amount of genius can overcome a preoccupation with detail.

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There is a thin line between genius and insanity, and in Larry's case it was sometimes so thin you could see him drifting back and forth.

(1906 – 1991) American baseball player, coach & manager
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Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes.

(1883 – 1965) French-born composer
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Poverty is the step-mother of genius.

(1818 – 1885) humorist
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A genius in the NFL is a guy who won last week.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
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Every man of genius is considerably helped by being dead.

(1892 – 1970) American writer
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