“There's a stark difference between the words 'prodigy' and 'genius.' Prodigies can very quickly learn what other people have already figured out; geniuses discover that which no one has ever previously discovered. Prodigies learn; geniuses do.” PeopleDifferencesGeniusStarksProdigies Book:An Abundance of Katherines Source: An Abundance of Katherines
“Unfortunately, the world has taken some of the greatest minds God has given us and locked them up in cages. Most very brilliant or creative people seem strange to ordinary people. Geniuses are almost always outcasts. The intelligent are bullied on the playground. They see the world differently and are shunned for it. They nearly all turn out to be lonely at the least, locked up at the worst. It's human nature to encourage the status quo and shun those who see life differently.” PeopleWorldMindHumansSeemsTurnsGivenCreativeTakenWorstHuman NatureStrangeGeniusOrdinaryLonelyIntelligentBrilliantLockedCagesStatus QuoOrdinary PeopleCreative PeopleBulliedOutcastPlaygroundsLocked Up Author:Ted Dekker
“But I don't think Art's an Einstein - he likes tugging ears, biting people and burping too much to be a genius.” PeopleThinkingArtToo MuchGeniusEarsLikesBitingTuggingBurping Book:Demon Thief (The Demonata, Book 2) Source: Demon Thief (The Demonata, Book 2)
“A cat knows how to be comfortable, how to get the people around it to serve it. In a tranquil domestic situation, the cat is a veritable manipulative genius. It seeks the soft, it seeks the warm, it prefers the quiet and it loves to be full. It displays, when it gets its own way in these matters, a degree of contentment we would all like to emulate.” PeopleKnowsWayMatterSituationKnow HowGeniusQuietDegreesComfortableCatWarmContentmentDisplayTranquilEmulateManipulative Book:A celebration of cats Source: A celebration of cats