Ron English's Fauxlosophy (2016)
“The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits. ”
“Obsession is the wellspring of genius and madness.”
“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius”
“Some were brilliant bordering on genius. Others, genius bordering on madness”
“Manner is all in all, whate'er is writ,
The substitute for genius, sense, and wit.”
Source: Table Talk (1782), Line 542.
“There is no great genius without some touch of madness.”
“There is no such thing as an evil genius, as evil in it's self is stupidity.”
Source: The Wizard of Ooze
Genius is a form of madness and we're all that way. But I used to be coy about it, like me guitar playing. But if there's such a thing as genius — I am one. And if there isn't, I don't care.
John Lennon interview with Rolling Stone magazine (December 1970)
“Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.”
