The capacity of the female mind for studies of the highest order cannot be doubted, having been sufficiently illustrated by its works of genius, of erudition, and of science. – James Madison
There are so many cliches associated with mental health – such as the ‘fine line between lunacy and genius’ – which are, on the whole, a load of rubbish. – Jo Brand
Adlai Stevenson has a genius for saying the right thing, at the right time, to the wrong people. – Joe E. Lewis
It is the union of independence and dependence of these branches – legislative, executive and judicial – and of the governmental functions possessed by each of them, that constitutes the marvellous genius of this unrivalled document. – J. Reuben Clark
My wife determined that my genius should prevail, and that my final success as an ornithologist should be triumphant. – John James Audubon
In Oakland, Al Davis was a genius. We had Ron Wolff there, too, and he was a genius. There was no room for me to be a genius. – John Madden
As Fallingwater demonstrates, Wright’s genius was always specific, but also always lively, always daring. – Jane Smiley
Almost all institutions own a lot more art than they can ever show, much of it revealing for its timeliness, genius, or sheer weirdness. – Jerry Saltz
Better beware of notions like genius and inspiration; they are a sort of magic wand and should be used sparingly by anybody who wants to see things clearly. – Jose Ortega y Gasset
I was a ‘Glee’ fan before I joined the show! Since my background is musical theater, it was exciting to see a TV show that incorporated music so much and in such a genius way. – Becca Tobin
I think Stephen Sondheim is a – and I hardly ever use this word – but this is as close as it gets to a genius. – Christoph Waltz
To be complex does not mean to be fragmented. This is the paradox and the genius of our Canadian civilization. – Adrienne Clarkson
Enthusiasm is that secret and harmonious spirit which hovers over the production of genius. – Isaac D’Israeli
T Bone is genius. The way they’ve recorded my voice and the instrumentation to these songs is really quite extraordinary. – Betty Buckley
The genius of impeachment lay in the fact that it could punish the man without punishing the office. – Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
Genius is nothing more than common faculties refined to a greater intensity. There are no astonishing ways of doing astonishing things. All astonishing things are done by ordinary materials. – Benjamin Haydon
The genius of vinyl is that it allows – commands! – us to put our fingerprints all over that history: to blend and chop and reconfigure it, mock and muse upon it, backspin and skip through it. – Adam Mansbach
Genius creates, and taste preserves. Taste is the good sense of genius; without taste, genius is only sublime folly. – Alexander Pope
Genius is not perfected, it is deepened. It does not so much interpret the world as fertilize itself with it. – Andre Malraux