#Genius

"Love is a bronze statue sinking in quicksand. But if I hand you a lasso, will you try to save the statue—or use the lasso to hang yourself? If you need me, I’ll be here to kick the chair out from under your feet."

"The real education is when you awaken and nourish and guide the inner spirit, this inner genius. The community grows from the giving of the gifts of the people in it, which is really giving from the genius."

"Emotion is always multiplied in the art of a person who doesn't really show much emotion. It once expanded deep within his hidden soul, and following the downplay his audience is blown away."

"How many seconds does it take to win second? As many as it takes to win first—if you don’t use them properly."

"Art has a double visage: it looks before and after. Romance is its forward-looking face. The germ of growth is in romanticism. Formalism, on the other hand, consolidates tradition; gleans what has been gained and makes it facile to the hand or the mind; economizes the energy of genius."

"Incredibly intelligent people always seem odd to those who are not as sharp."

"A genius. A criminal mastermind. A millionaire. And he is only twelve years old."

"Neatness begets order; but from order to taste there is the same difference as from taste to genius, or from love to friendship."

"[Homeschooling]...recipe for genius: More of family and less of school, more of parents and less of peers, more creative freedom and less formal lessons."

"Have faith that your child's brain is an evolving planet that rotates at its own speed. It will naturally be attracted to or repel certain subjects. Be patient. Just as there are ugly ducklings that turn into beautiful swans, there are rebellious kids and slow learners that turn into serious innovators and hardcore intellectuals."

"People of humor are always in some degree people of genius."

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

"Never underestimate spite as a motivator for genius."

"Intelligence entails a strong mind, but genius entails a heart of a lion in tune with a strong mind."

"If there were a master of stupidity in this world, I would really love to listen to his success story."

"When you make a choice, you change the future."

"Genius is an inner inherent intuition and perception. It is not a teachable condition."

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

"But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown."

"Persistence. Perfection. Patience. Power. Prioritize your passion. It keeps you sane."