Robert G. Ingersoll Quotes

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

I have always been an admirer. I regard the gift of admiration as indispensable if one is to amount to something; I don't know where I would be without it.

I owe Mr. Bergman so much.

Jim Henson was an absolute genius.

What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.

I owe absolutely everything to HBO.

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.

Lift others and yourself as you rise above this mess of comparison. Thank God for those who embraced their true selves and gave us gifts that only they could give: from Steve Jobs to Michael Jackson to Ray Charles to Mark Twain. There are so many more, and the list goes on.

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.

And I tell my audience, you know, give the real stars a round of applause. Because without them I'm nobody. So I learned so much from people like that.

The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.

I got a lot of love for NBC, Tom Brokaw. He did a lot for me, and I appreciate him, and I owe a lot to him for that.

It's really cool to have people that really like my work as an actor and really like my work as a musician.

Oh, I'm impressed with Lorraine Hansberry. She was a genius at whose feet I could sit.

Being acknowledged for your work is always a great accomplishment, whether it's people in my city, kids in the street, all the way up to the Grammys.

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

Kendrick Lamar is a great, great thinker. He's a tremendous artist.

There are a lot of really great cartoonists out there. It's nice to be thought of as one of them.

I've been blessed with talents to play this game and been put on a stage to impact a lot of people. I don't want to take that for granted.

I owe a lot to Chelsea.

I've seen a lot of people stealing from what I do. Some people show love and say thank you and tell me how I was an inspired for them.

I've done lots of stuff, but it's rare for people to come up to you and be happy about the fact that it's been put out there, that it's something a bit different, something creative.

I feel like it's really important to support people who are coming up and really talented, who need someone to show people that they're cool and talented and doing something different. And I can help do that. It's cool.

Genius is what makes us forget the master's talent.

Genius requires an audience.