"Genius is the capacity for productive reaction against one's training."

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Source : Bernard Berenson (1968). “Venetian and North Italian Schools”

Bernard Berenson

#Training Quotes #Genius Quotes #Reactions Quotes

“I really feel vulnerable when I don't have the answer to something. When I feel lack of control, my nerves really kick in.”

Source : "Millennial Expert Chelsea Krost: Success, Social Media, and Unplugging". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“As many authors have said, if the writer is not surprised by events, then chances are that the reader will not be either, and grow bored.”
“Success makes men rigid and they tend to exalt stability over all the other virtues; tired of the effort of willing they become fanatics about conservatism.”
“I just told my agent to forget all other projects for me. I was waiting for Audrey Hepburn. She asked for me, and I was ready. This could be the last and only opportunity Iâ€™d have to work with the great and lovely Audrey Hepburn and I was not missing it. Period.”
“A highly worthwhile read with prescriptive examples for authentic sustainability and social justice initiatives at companies--not all about the brand, the celebrity or corporate self-interest.”
“I hope that I am as broadminded as others, and you have always seen a decanter of wine on the table.”
“Project X now, but it started as a Hunger Game.”
“Eating everything you want is not that much fun. When you live a life with no boundaries, there's less joy. If you can eat anything you want to, what's the fun in eating anything you want to?”

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