Joseph de Maistre Quotes

Genius is childhood recalled at will.

Man is a genius when he is dreaming.

There is no off position on the genius switch.

What Romantic terminology called genius or talent or inspiration is nothing other than finding the right road empirically, following one's nose, taking shortcuts.

Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can.

Genius is the recovery of childhood at will.

To do easily what is difficult for others is the mark of talent. To do what is impossible for talent is the mark of genius.

It's not that complicated. If you hear something and it makes you want to hear it again, that's the ticket. You have to be lucky enough to find geniuses, welcome them and get out of their way.

Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it.

Is it not in the most absolute simplicity that real genius plies its pinions the most wonderfully?

He is gifted with genius who knoweth much by natural inspiration.

The definition of genius is that it acts unconsciously, and those who have produced immortal works have done so without knowing how or why.

Talent is what you possess; genius is what possesses you.

What a fine line there is between artistry and insanity. There's no formula for it, and I think a lot of people when they're around you - even those closest to you - when you're in that whirl of creativity and you're grabbing those things out of the air, there's no rational process.

I think making a movie or a record, the best things happen by accident - and those end up being the magic. Every time I've followed my gut it's been better than when I've tried to do what I was supposed to do.

Genius is rarely able to give any account of its own processes.

Young men and young women, full of courage, originality, and genius, are everywhere to be met with.

Don't play what's there, play what's not there.

I never know what I'm going to put on the canvas. The canvas paints itself. I'm just the middleman.

One of the strongest characteristics of genius is the power of lighting its own fire.

Steve Jobs was Galileo in a past life. Discovery was instinctual for him.

There are no rules and regulations for perfect composition. If there were we would be able to put all the information into a computer and would come out with a masterpiece. We know that's impossible. You have to compose by the seat of your pants.

Upper berth, lower berth, that's the difference between talent and genius.

Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.

Susceptibility to the highest forces is the highest genius.