If bearing a reputation as a weirdo is all it takes to be a genius, I'm a shoo-in. Come to think of it, half the people I know are geniuses - the other half, peculiarly enough, idiots.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I don't think that genius goes hand in hand with being socially inept or being a sociopath or being a misanthrope, but I do think that it is a mind that can think so differently - so beyond how one is supposed to think.
I'm surrounded by geniuses, which is really not good for my own personal self-esteem!
There's a certain pattern that exists with geniuses - an eccentricity, a lack of social graces and an inability to really communicate with mere mortals.
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 one of the many forms of insanity.
I don't mind being called a weirdo.
A genius is one who can do anything except make a living.
Everyone is a genius at least once a year. The real geniuses simply have their bright ideas closer together.
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.
Genius is an overused word. The world has known only about a half dozen geniuses. I got only fairly near.