“I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let others worry themselves about style, and so cease to be themselves. Without a master, without a model, without a guide, I go to work and earn my living, my well-being and my fame.” MenNeedsWellsEnoughMy OwnWorryStyleMastersGeniusFameModelsGuidesCeaseWell BeingCopiesFree Man Author:Pietro Aretino
“Aside from a cold appreciation of my own genius I felt that I was a modest man.” MenFeltMy OwnColdGeniusAppreciationModest Book:Double Star Source: Double Star
“My own experience is that a certain kind of genius among students is best brought out in bed.” KindCertainLiteratureMy OwnStudentsGeniusBed Author:Allen Ginsberg
“My opinion is that we have, in the person of Da Free John, a Spiritual Master and religious genius of the ultimate degree. I assure you I do not mean that lightly. I am not tossing out high-powered phrases to 'hype' the works of Da Free John. I am simply offering to you my own considered opinion: Da Free John's teaching is, I believe, unsurpassed by that of any other spiritual Hero, of any period, of any place, of any time, of any persuasion.” BelieveMeanPersonsSpiritualI BelieveReligiousMy OwnOpinionTeachingMastersGeniusHeroPeriodsDegreesUltimatePhrasesOfferingPersuasionHypeSpiritual Masters Author:Ken Wilber
“It seemed perfectly possible that, in spite of my certainty of my own genius, I might die of some illness, or perhaps even in a street accident, before I had ever glimpsed the meaning of life. My moods of happiness and self-confidence convinced me that I had a "destiny" to become a famous writer, and to be remembered as one of the most important thinkers of the century.” ImportantSelfMightDiesMy OwnDestinyStreetsCenturyGeniusIllnessAccidentsConvincedSelf ConfidenceMoodCertaintyRememberedMeaning Of LifeSpiteThinkerFamous Writers Author:Colin Wilson