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• It is the delight of vulgar talent to dazzle and to bind the beholder. But true genius seeks to defend us from itself. True geniuswill not impoverish, but will liberate, and add new sense. If a wise man should appear in our village, he would create, in those who conversed with him, a new consciousness of wealth, by opening their eyes to unobserved advantages; he would establish a sense of immovable equality, calm us with assurances that we could not be cheated; as every one would discern the checks and guarantees of condition.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Wise, Wisdom, Eye

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)”, p.1544, Delphi Classics

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• That's the true genius of America: that America can change. Our union can be perfected. What we've already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.

  Barack Obama

  America, Giving, Genius

  President-Elect Victory Speech, delivered 4 November 2008, Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois

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• Richard Avedon is a true genius of photography and one of the greatest artists of our time.

  Donatella Versace

  Photography, Artist, Genius

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• True genius does not fulfill expectations; true genius shatters it.

  Paula Abdul

  Expectations, Doe, Genius

  "'American Idol' Recap: Adam Lambert Gets Funky On Itunes Night" by Gil Kaufman, www.mtv.com. April 1, 2009.

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• To sentence a man of true genius, to the drudgery of a school is to put a racehorse on a treadmill.

  Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  School, Men, Genius

  "Keeping Pace" by Keeping Pace, www.guernicamag.com. August 1, 2014.

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• Oh, I'm not a true genius. I'm a near genius. I would say I'm a short genius. I'd rather be tall and normal than a short genius.

  Mel Brooks

  Genius, Normal, Tall

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• That is the true genius of America-a faith in simple dreams, an insistence on small miracles.

  Barack Obama

  Dream, Powerful, Simple

  2004 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address, delivered 27 July 2004, Fleet Center, Boston

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• True genius, in strategy or anywhere, lies in self-control, self-mastery, presence of mind, fluidity of thought.

  Robert Greene

  Lying, Presence Of Mind, Self

  Source: powerseductionandwar.com

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• Superficial knowledge ... is hurtful to those who possess true genius; for it necessarily draws them away from their main object, wastes their industry over details and subjects foreign to their needs and natural talent, and lastly does not serve, as they flatter themselves, to prove the breadth of their mind. In all ages there have been men of very moderate intelligence who knew much, and so on the contrary, men of the highest intelligence who knew very little. Ignorance is not lack of intelligence, nor knowledge a proof of genius.

  Luc de Clapiers

  Ignorance, Men, Superficial Knowledge

  "Reflections and Maxims". Book by Luc de Clapiers, 1746.

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• Style is indeed the valet of genius, and an able one too; but as the true gentleman will appear, even in rags, so true genius will shine, even through the coarsest style.

  Charles Caleb Colton

  Shining, Gentleman, Style

  Charles Caleb Colton (1824). “Lacon, Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think”, p.10

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• After all, what more does a true genius want? The mind itself is the palace where all the real treasures, the works of art, the indulgences exist.

  Alex Scarrow

  Art, Real, Mind

  "TimeRiders: The Eternal War". Book by Alex Scarrow, July 14, 2011.

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• Indeed, what is startling about the notion of a victimless crime is that even when the behavior in question is genuinely victimless, its criminality is still affirmed by those who are eager to punish it. It is in such cases that the true genius lurking behind many of our laws stands revealed. The idea of a victimless crime is nothing more than a judicial reprise of the Christian notion of sin.

  Sam Harris

  Christian, Law, Ideas

  Sam Harris (2005). “The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason”, p.159, W. W. Norton & Company

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• Most of the things I do are misunderstood. Hey, after all, being misunderstood is the fate of all true geniuses, is it not?

  Howard Stern

  Fate, Misunderstood, Genius

  "Fictional character: Howard Stern". "Private Parts", 1997.

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• The man of true genius never lives before his time, he never undertakes impossibilities, and always embarks on his enterprise at the suitable place and period. Though he may catch a glimpse of the coming light as it gilds the mountain top long before it reaches the eyes of his contemporaries, and he may hazard a prediction as to the future, he acts with the present.

  Joseph Henry

  Life, Future, Eye

  Joseph Henry (1886). “Scientific Writings”

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• What opposite discoveries we have seen! (Signs of true genius, and of empty pockets.) One makes new noses, one a guillotine, One breaks your bones, one sets them in their sockets; But vaccination certainly has been A kind antithesis to Congreve's rockets.

  Lord Byron

  Science, Discovery, Opposites

  Lord Byron (2015). “Don Juan”, p.28, Sheba Blake Publishing

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• It is the privilege of true genius, And especially genius who opens up a new path, To make great mistakes with impunity

  Lewis Carroll

  Mistake, Philosophical, Genius

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• True genius doesn't fulfill expectations, it shatters them.

  Arlene Croce

  Acceptance, Expectations, Genius

  Arlene Croce (2003). “Writing in the Dark, Dancing in The New Yorker: An Arlene Croce Reader”, p.48, Macmillan

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• True genius can be identified by the fact that its expression changes the world into something it has never been before.

  David Gerrold

  Assessment, Expression, Intelligence

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• And to all those who have wondered if Americas beacon still burns as bright - tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from our the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding hope. For that is the true genius of America - that America can change. Our union can be perfected. And what we have already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.

  Barack Obama

  Opportunity, America, Giving

  Barack Obama's Victory Speech at Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois, abcnews.go.com. November 4, 2008.

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• There are teachers and students with square minds who are by nature meant to undergo the fascination of catagories. For them, 'schools' and 'movements' are everything; by painting a group symbol on the brow of mediocrity, they condone their own incomprehension of true genius.

  Vladimir Nabokov

  Teacher, School, Squares

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• I have had the great good fortune of working with a true genius of yoga, Karuna Erickson, in developing a new system called Heart Yoga.

  Andrew Harvey

  Yoga, Heart, Genius

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• Nature alone is the master of true genius.

  Leonardo da Vinci

  Nature, Genius, Masters

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• Peter had a genius for imitation; but he lacked true genius, which is creative and makes all from nothing.

  Jean-Jacques Rousseau

  Creative, Nihilism, Genius

  "The Social Contract & Discourses".

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• I’m very proud of Seungri. I worked over a year for my album, but one day YG told Seungri to make an album and he made one in just 2 weeks. Ah, maybe 3 weeks. He’s a true genius. I’m jealous of his propulsion.

  G-Dragon

  Jealous, Years, One Day

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• That is the true genius of America, a faith in the simple dreams of its people, the insistence on small miracles. That we can say what we think, write what we think, without hearing a sudden knock on the door. That we can have an idea and start our own business without paying a bribe or hearing a sudden knock on the door. That we can participate in the political process without fear of retribution, and that our votes will be counted.

  Barack Obama

  Dream, Fear, Business

  Barack Obama (2008). “An American Story: The Speeches of Barack Obama : a Primer”, Independent Publishing Group

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