A quote by Jean-Paul Sartre
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A quote by Jean-Paul Sartre
A genius is a man most like himself.
-Thelonius Monk
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“A genius is the man who can do the average thing when everyone else around him is losing his mind.” —Napoleon
Morgan Housel • The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness
On Genius, Intellect, and Obsession
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It is not genius which reveals to me suddenly, secretly, what I have to say or do in a circumstance unexpected by other people: it is reflection, meditation.
-Napoleon
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A better definition of a genius is, "a man who has discovered how to increase the vibrations of thought to the point where he can freely communicate with sources of knowledge not available through the ordinary rate of vibration of thought."
James Allen • Think And Grow Rich (1937 Edition)
In Eno’s words: “If genius is the creative intelligence of an individual, Scenius is the creative intelligence of a group.”
David Perell • Find Your Scenius - David Perell
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genius often really is just persistence in disguise.
Ryan Holiday • The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
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Genius is the ability to put into effect what is in your mind. There’s no other definition of it.