William Cullen Bryant Quotes

When you have a brilliant idea, nobody is going to ask to see your diploma.

Keith, how does it feel to be a genius?

... the genius never makes anything new, but always something that is just different, and the average talents provide him the possibility within which his genius condenses into achievements.

If a man can write a better book, preach a better sermon, or make a better mousetrap than his neighbor, though he build his house in the woods, the world will make a beaten path to his door.

I like to work with really good professional people - anyone with real talent.

No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.

What really motivates people at Facebook is building stuff that they're proud of.

I am not hugely famous; I am not a name. For me, it's not the size of the role, it's the material and the people you are working with.

In my proudest moments, I think I had a real hand in the creative force of making 'Star Trek.' But most of the time, I don't think about it.

There is no shame in taking pride in achievements or position. But nobody gets to the top alone.

My only real claim to anyone's attention lies in my writing.

The world is always ready to receive talent with open arms. Very often it does not know what to do with genius.

There are some amazing stories from all over this country, where people's work and contribution has been acknowledged. To be part of that is an absolutely fantastic feeling.

I am proud that my collections have received such praise, and I am even more proud to share the stage with so many talented designers.

That is the way a great master carpenter feels, or an architect or composer or anyone who creates anything - people want to be appreciated for what they have done.

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.

It's always flattering when somebody you really respect and like wants you to be involved in their project - let alone writes a part with your voice in mind.

There are many talented people.

I have won many awards and I am very happy about this, but I am not the best player in the world.

Everyone is a genius at least once a year. The real geniuses simply have their bright ideas closer together.

If what I do prove well, it won't advance. They'll say it's stolen, or else it was by chance.

There would be no great men if there were no little ones.

There are two kinds of comics; there are the ones who build bridges, and then there are the people who walk across the bridges as though they built them. The bridge builders are few and far between.

It takes a thousand men to invent a telegraph, or a steam engine, or a phonograph, or a photograph, or a telephone, or any other Important thing--and the last man gets the credit and we forget the others.

To have a role written for you by somebody who is a the top of his game is something that is very humbling.