Unconventional Brilliance Quotes

True genius does not fulfill expectations; true genius shatters it.

Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.

Here is how to handle being a feral prodigy.

Men of genius are often dull and inert in society; as the blazing meteor, when it descends to earth, is only a stone.

Our best work can't possibly appeal to the average masses, only our average work can. Finding the humility to happily walk away from those that don't get it unlocks our ability to do great work.

Let none presume to measure the irregularities of Michael Angelo or Socrates by village scales.

Some were brilliant bordering on genius. Others, genius bordering on madness

I like men who are very cool but also so brilliant that they are almost insane. Sean Penn, Gary Oldman, Tom Waits - men who would be flipping burgers if they hadn't found an outlet for their brilliant mind-sets. I also like men who have hands with big masculine veins that you can squish and move.

I've never met a genius. A genius to me is someone who does well at something he hates. Anybody can do well at something he loves - it's just a question of finding the subject.

High original genius is always ridiculed on its first appearance; most of all by those who have won themselves the highest reputation in working on the established lines. Genius only commands recognition when it has created the taste which is to appreciate it.

No one can resist the idea of a crippled genius.

I feel the craziest people are sometimes the most intelligent.

This man was so absent-mindedly clever that he could paint pictures that didn’t just follow you around the room but went home with you and did the washing-up.