From time to time there appear on the face of the earth men of rare and consummate excellence, who dazzle us by their virtue, and whose outstanding qualities shed a stupendous light. Like those extraordinary stars of whose origins we are ignorant, and of whose fate, once they have vanished, we know even less, such men have neither forebears nor descendants: they are the whole of their race.
Men of genius are meteors destined to burn themselves out in lighting up their age.
I would like to play with Messi; it would be amazing. He is the best of the world, the one who makes more differences.
They will form citizens, heroes and geniuses.
One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.
There is no female Mozart because there is no female Jack the Ripper.
Even primitive areas can produce a superstar.
I listen to somebody like Shawn Lane, and unfortunately he is no longer with us, but I hear him playing and I am like, 'That is just absolutely ridiculous.'
Nobody told me I was a child prodigy.
Perhaps only a Genius can truly understand Genius.
I think of myself as a journeyman actor. I've got some talent and I work hard, but people like Brando or Pacino - those people are touched by God.
Messi has a divine gift.
Genius is an overused word. The world has known only about a half dozen geniuses. I got only fairly near.
Modric is spectacular, but Messi has no comparison with Luka or anyone.
To reach the appearance total of Xavi is impossible, I'm not thinking about that.
Well, I've admired Anil Kumble for making optimum use of his talent, loved the tenacity of Rahul Dravid, I say wow to the free-flowing style of AB de Villiers, admired Virat Kohli for the phenomenal way he prepares and his unbelievable ability to finish matches... I also enjoy watching Rohit Sharma bat... See, it's not about one individual.
I cannot escape from the conclusion that the great ages of progress have depended upon a small number of individuals of transcendent ability.
3rd Earl Russell of Kingston
Talent is a flame. Genius is a fire.
There's this very interesting and complicated connection between our environment and our genes and the traits that come out of the environment plus genes. And there's huge potential. I mean we see amazing abilities. Marie Curie, Albert Einstein. All sorts of arts, and literature and so forth. These are not typical traits of everybody on earth.
Rather than admire the mediocre great men over whom passersby nudge each other in awe, I venerate the young, unknown geniuses who die in their teens, their souls shattered - delicate, phosphorescent glowworms that one must see to know they really did exist.
In my mind, LeBron James is the best player in the league.
They are among the three best in the world: Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar are the three best players in the world and I'm happy I have one of them playing alongside me.
I'm no slouch, but when comparing LeBron's game, I'm usually left out.
Marci Geller was a revelation! She's wonderful!
There is the odd exception, like Albert Einstein, but as a breed, scientists tend not be very good at presenting themselves.
