“Genius resembles a bell; in order to ring it must be suspended into pure air, and when a foreign body touches it, its joyful toneis silenced.” BodyOrderFreedomAirGeniusPureRingsBellsJoyfulSuspended Author:Franz Grillparzer
“Did you hear about this genius that got on a plane and set fire to his feet? Turns out he had bombs in his shoes and the problem all started when the flight attendants asked him nicely to extinguish his feet. He was wearing exploding sneakers. The new Nike Air-Jihads!” ProblemTurnsFireAirFeetGeniusShoesFlightPlanesBombsJihadExplodingSneakersNikeFlight Attendant Author:David Letterman
“The old idea that some genius pulls all of this stuff out of the air is ridiculous. As Ridley pointed out, the only way Edison could invent the lightbulb is because all the elements had been developed before. That's obvious it wasn't just his genius - 20 others developed it at the same time. And that's true for almost every invention and discovery.” WayIdeasStuffAirGeniusElementsDiscoveryObviousRidiculousInventionOld Ideas Author:Charles Koch