“Genius is the recovery of childhood at will.”
Arthur Rimbaud (1854–1891) French Decadent and Symbolist poet
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“Genius is nothing more nor less than childhood recaptured at will.”
Charles Baudelaire (1821–1867) French poet
Le peintre de la vie moderne (1863), III: “L’artiste, homme du monde, homme des foules et enfant”
Variant: Genius is nothing but youth recaptured.
Source: The Painter of Modern Life and Other Essays
“Genius is the ability to look at things simply.”
E. Lee Spence (1947) German anthropologist, photographer, archaeologist, historian, photojournalist and academic
Full quote: Because of all of the shipwrecks I have discovered, people have called me a genius, but the truth is, finding wrecks isn't all that complicated. Get rid of your perceived notions, narrow everything down to the basic facts, and then just follow basic logic. Don't over complicate matters as, genius is the ability to look at things simply. Remember that and you will find the shipwrecks and their treasure.
from interview of Dr. E. Lee Spence by R. Lunsford, published in Shipwrecks magazine, Volume 1, Issue #4, December, 1989, p. 94
“Genius is the ability to put into effect what is on your mind.”
F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940) American novelist and screenwriter
“The genius of the English has always been their ability to adapt.”
Roy Strong (1935) art historian from the United Kingdom
Charles Baudelaire Le Peintre de la vie moderne
Le génie n'est que l'enfance retrouvée à volonté, l'enfance douée maintenant, pour s'exprimer, d'organes virils et de l'esprit analytique qui lui permet d'ordonner la somme de matériaux involontairement amassée. <br class="br">III: "L'artiste, homme du monde, homme des foules et enfant" http://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/L%E2%80%99Artiste%2C_homme_du_monde%2C_homme_des_foules_et_enfant <br class="br">Le peintre de la vie moderne (1863)
“His genius is not only in his own ability but in making others play”
Kenny Dalglish (1951) Scottish association football player and manager
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