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
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Nietzsche claimed that his genius was in his nostrils and I think that is a very excellent place for it to be.
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When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.
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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.
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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!
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Taste is the common sense of genius.
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Emancipation from the bondage of the soil is no freedom for the tree.
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Minority views expressed in films simply don't sell tickets.
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To understand Europe, you have to be a genius - or French.
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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.
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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.
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A modern-day Dickens with a popular voice and a genius for storytelling in any genre, Stephen King has written many wonderful books.
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I'm not a genius. I'm just a tremendous bundle of experience.
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Talent is what you possess; genius is what possesses you.
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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.
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The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers.
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Like one of any minority, I have experienced prejudice.
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The Jews are the living embodiment of the minority, the constant reminder of what duties societies owe their minorities, whoever they might be.
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Genius is the ability to put into effect what is on your mind.
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How can a bureaucrat or a politician be trusted if he says loud words for the sake of Russia's good while trying to take his funds, his money abroad?
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The art of war is to gain time when your strength is inferior.
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Freedom of speech means that you shall not do something to people either for the views they have, or the views they express, or the words they speak or write.
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He was a hero to his valet, who bullied him, and a terror to most of his relations, whom he bullied in turn. Only England could have produced him, and he always said that the country was going to the dogs. His principles were out of date, but there was a good deal to be said for his prejudices.
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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.
