Man who invented the hamburger was smart; man who invented the cheeseburger was a genius.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The definition of genius, really, should be that that person can do what the rest of us have to learn how to do.
Genius is the very eye of intellect and the wing of thought; it is always in advance of its time, and is the pioneer for the generation which it precedes.
Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it.
We reserve the term 'genius' for people who are creative, who are innovators, who think in ways that are entirely new. In the Middle Ages, the term 'genius' was reserved for people with the best memories. That is telling.
So, okay, I'm not a genius. Vincent Van Gogh and Albert Einstein were geniuses.
The guy who invented the first wheel was an idiot. The guy who invented the other three, he was a genius.
Genius is the talent of a person who is dead.
Man is the inventor of stupidity.
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.
A genius is one who can do anything except make a living.