"Geniuses are those who have the intelligence, enthusiasm, and endurance to acquire the needed expertise in a broadly valued domain of achievement and who then make contributions to that field that are considered by peers to be both original and highly exemplary."

-- Dean Keith Simonton

#Achievement Quotes #Endurance Quotes #Peers Quotes

“Obedience may have its uses, but it is no substitute for willing, uncoerced co-operation.”
“I believe in the discipline of mastering the best that other people have ever figured out. I don't believe in just sitting down and trying to dream it all up yourself. Nobody's that smart.”
“Never trust a man in a blue trench coat, never drive a car when you're dead”
“While I am overwhelmingly proud of work that I, believe me, did not do on my own, I can assure you that awards have very little bearing on my own personal happiness, my own sense of well-being and purpose in the world.”
“I believe in ghosts and spirits, and I believe that they can possess you.”

Source : "Meagan Good ‘The Unborn’". Interview with Kam Williams, newsblaze.com. January 20, 2009.
“Why is she afraid?" he asked. "She's not Anjin-san. Just a little nervous. Please excuse her. She's never seen a foreigner close to before." "Tell her when the moon's full, barbarians sprout horns and fire comes out of our mouths like dragons.”
“I'm a diamond in the rough, a shiny piece of coal trying to reach my goal.”

Source : "Song: "My Shot" ("Hamilton")". 2015.
“And I been waitin' all my life And I been havin' big dreams times twice”

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