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Genius must be born, and never can be taught.

Like all young men I set out to be a genius, but mercifully laughter intervened.

The genius of any slave system is found in the dynamics which isolate slaves from each other, obscure the reality of a common condition, and make united rebellion against the oppressor inconceivable.

Genius is talent set on fire by courage.

I've never met a genius. A genius to me is someone who does well at something he hates. Anybody can do well at something he loves - it's just a question of finding the subject.

Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.

His genius he was quite content in one brief sentence to define; Of inspiration one percent, of perspiration, ninety nine.

The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.

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.

You may try but you can never imagine what it is to have a man's form of genius in you, and to suffer the slavery of being a girl.

Genius at first is little more than a great capacity for receiving discipline.

Every man of genius sees the world at a different angle from his fellows, and there is his tragedy.

The first Matrix genius, the second one, what's up with the dancing? I haven't even seen the third one.

When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

Genius always finds itself a century too early.

The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers.

The lucky person passes for a genius.

The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success.

Nietzsche claimed that his genius was in his nostrils and I think that is a very excellent place for it to be.