John Stuart Mill Quotes
Persons of genius, it is true, are, and are always likely to be, a small minority; but in order to have them, it is necessary to preserve the soil in which they grow.
Quotes to Explore
-
Nietzsche claimed that his genius was in his nostrils and I think that is a very excellent place for it to be.
-
When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.
-
What's genius about 'Gravity' is that you are close upon the actors, but 3D works best when you have foreground, middle ground and background.
-
When the idea of 'Chopped' surfaced, it was originally meant to be taped at some guy's mansion with him and his crazy Chihuahua. A stuffy fellow in a tuxedo was to host, and the losing chef's dish was then fed to the dog! I am not kidding, I saw it! I think it is genius! Twisted, but genius!
-
Taste is the common sense of genius.
-
Emancipation from the bondage of the soil is no freedom for the tree.
-
Minority views expressed in films simply don't sell tickets.
-
To understand Europe, you have to be a genius - or French.
-
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.
-
Pun was just a natural-born genius with music, and he basically taught me so many tricks on how to make better music, even though I was the one that discovered him. He was so far advanced than me; he taught me a lot.
-
A modern-day Dickens with a popular voice and a genius for storytelling in any genre, Stephen King has written many wonderful books.
-
I'm not a genius. I'm just a tremendous bundle of experience.
-
Talent is what you possess; genius is what possesses you.
-
When my nephew was 3 and 4, he would say the most genius things. He said, You're hammer macho with FBI dogs. I thought it was just one of those great lines.
-
The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers.
-
Like one of any minority, I have experienced prejudice.
-
The Jews are the living embodiment of the minority, the constant reminder of what duties societies owe their minorities, whoever they might be.
-
Genius is the ability to put into effect what is on your mind.
-
I so owed Arianna, that undead little genius.
-
You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.
-
If we can generate the right emotion inside of us, we can get ourselves to do anything. If you don’t have the money, but you’re creative and determined enough, you’ll find the way.
-
The defining qualities are about use: ease and simplicity. Caring beyond the functional imperative, we also acknowledge that products have a significance way beyond traditional views of function.
-
Persons of genius, it is true, are, and are always likely to be, a small minority; but in order to have them, it is necessary to preserve the soil in which they grow.
