Rules and models destroy genius and art.
William Hazlitt
People of genius do not excel in any profession because they work in it, they work in it because they excel.
Genius, like humanity, rusts for want of use.
Dandyism is a variety of genius.
There's a perceived inverse relation between looks and talent. Look at Charlize Theron - she made herself ugly for 'Monster' and suddenly... →
Lena Headey
Talent is a faculty that is highly developed, but genius commands all the faculties.
Francis Herbert Hedge
Genius is nothing but continued attention.
Claude Adrien Helvetius
Genius is not a possession of the limited few, but exists in some degree in everyone. Where there is natural growth, a full and free play of... →
Robert Henri
Many African people are smarter than me - kids who could have been better. I have no claim for genius.
Mo Ibrahim
In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.
Robert Green Ingersoll