Edward Dahlberg Quotes

Genius is never understood in its own time.

Things are not always as they seem; the first appearance deceives many.

Some superior minds are unrecognized because there is no standard by which to weigh them.

Our genius ain't appreciated around here... let's scram!

Geniuses sometimes end up very unhappy, without a penny.

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.

The world knows nothing of its greatest men.

The books that everybody admires are those that nobody reads.

I'm perceived to be this solitary character, but nothing could be further from the truth.

One mustn't mistake bling for excellence, just as one mustn't mistake quiet for mediocre.

Everybody denies I am a genius - but nobody ever called me one!

If you understand everything, you must be misinformed.

The Bishop of London sympathizes with everything that is earnest; but what is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is more often earnest than truth.

Belief and seeing: They are both often wrong.

I want to be remembered. I want to have a legacy. Van Gogh only sold one painting before he died, which would mean that he wasn't famous when he was alive. But in 2017, I know who Van Gogh is.

I don't think the Lakers really knew me when they first drafted me. They just saw my name and my size and my stats. They just picked somebody because they had to.

I guess people think that I am quite a serious guy with my looks, but I am not; I am totally the opposite.

I get underestimated every single day.

Things are not always as they seem.

Genius knocks on the door and gets no answer but its own echo.

Generally, there's a correlation between good work and good reviews. In the very odd, very rare case that they say it's terrible, but actually you're a genius who is ahead of your time, you are going to just have to suffer.

It's not as if I never used to get under pressure. That is nonsense. It's just that my looks gave an appearance, and people didn't think I was tense.

I was drafted way later than I should have been, and all that shows me is people don't see my true value.

Many people think I am an idiot. I think I am a genius.

For what we are about to see next, we must enter quietly into the realm of genius!