Genius is a plodding intellect, incapable of dreaming up the obstacles that stop the rest of us. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com Category: Genius
Men of genius are often dull and inert in society; as the blazing meteor, when it descends to earth, is only a stone. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Kavanagh: A Tale, 1849 Category: Genius
Geniuses are the luckiest of mortals because what they must do is the same as what they most want to do. – W. H. Auden Category: Genius
Doing easily what others find difficult is talent; doing what is impossible for talent is genius. – Henri Frederic Amiel Category: Genius
The skills of the British intelligence community are a great national asset. – John Scarlett Category: Intelligence
Diagnosis is not the end, but the beginning of practice. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962) Category: Medical
Most of American life consists of driving somewhere and then returning home, wondering why the hell you went. – John Updike Category: Driving
Americans have been conditioned to respect newness, whatever it costs them. – John Updike Category: respect
