Quotes: Thelonious Monk

"A genius is the one most like himself."

–– Thelonious Monk (1917-1982), American jazz pianist and composer 

via: Commonplace Book 2006-2009, 2009, p. 175. 

Quotes: Albert Einstein

"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage – to move in the opposite direction."

–– Albert Einstein (1879-1955), German-born American theoretical physicist 

via 2020 Aboveground Art Supplies Knapsack Sketchbook, 2021, p. 6. 

Quotes: Albert Einstein

"Everybody's a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it's stupid."

–– Albert Einstein (1879-1955), German-born American theoretical physicist 

via: Sketchbook  28, 2016, p. 92. 

Quotes: Oscar Wilde

"Beauty is a form of genius." 

–– Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), Irish poet and playwright 

via Sketchbook 17, 2012, p. 94

Quotes 356: Théodore Géricault

"Although obstacles and difficulties frighten ordinary people, they are the necessary food of genius. They cause it to mature, and raise it up ... All that obstructs the path of genius inspires a state of feverish agitation, upsetting and overturning those obstacles, and producing masterpieces." 

–– Théodore Géricault (1791-1824), French painter

via Sketchbook 10, 2010. p. 147