Genius often appears mysterious, yet behind it lies curiosity, enthusiasm, persistence, and a willingness to see the world differently. As Benjamin Disraeli observed, “Every production of genius must be a production of enthusiasm.”

These are the times when a genius wants to live. ~ Abigail Adams

The ultimate trick is to convince, persuade. Every single person out there is an idiot, but collectively they're a genius. ~ Billy Wilder

I believe that instinct is what makes a genius a genius. ~ Bob Dylan

Genius is the capacity to see ten things where the ordinary man sees one. ~ Ezra Pound

When I have a subject in hand, I study it profoundly. Day and night it is before me. I explore it in all its bearings. My mind becomes pervaded with it. Then the effort which I make people are pleased to call the fruit of genius. It is the fruit of labor and thought. ~ Alexander Hamilton

I have nothing to declare except my genius. ~ Oscar Wilde

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

Genius is sorrow's child. ~ John Adams

Genius is the talent for seeing things straight. ~ Maude Adams

Genius is the ability to put into effect what is on your mind. ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald

When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in confederacy against him. ~ Jonathan Swift

Genius not only diagnoses the situation but supplies the answers. ~ Robert Graves

Genius is childhood recaptured. ~ Jean Baudrillard