Eugene Delacroix Quotes

Talent does what it can; genius does what it must.

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

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

Genius gives birth, talent delivers.

Genius points the way, talent takes it.

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

Talent works, genius creates.

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

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

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

Time, place, and action may with pains be wrought, but genius must be born; and never can be taught.

A genius is someone with the ability to come up with ideas that are new, surprising and valuable.

the distinction between talent and genius is definite. Talent combines and uses; genius combines and creates.

You can do something with talent, but nothing with genius.

Giving calls for genius.

Genius is nothing more nor less than childhood recaptured at will.

Genius is play, and man's capacity for achieving genius is infinite, and many may achieve genius only through play.

Talent is the ability to say things well, but genius is the ability to, well, say things.

The difference between Talent and Genius is that Talent says things which he has never heard but once, and Genius things which he has never heard.

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

If your mind is at work, we're in danger of reproducing another cliche. If we can keep our minds out of it and our thoughts out of it, maybe we'll come up with something original.

There is no great genius without some touch of madness.

I have this theory that your first film is always your best film in some way. I always try to get back to that moment when you're not relying on things you've done before.

Ideas are a capital that bears interest only in the hands of talent.

We allow no geniuses around our Studio.