The unrecognized genius-that's one old story. Have you ever thought of a much worse one-the genius recognized too well?
Ayn RandI picture the vast realm of the sciences as an immense landscape scattered with patches of dark and light. The goal towards which we must work is either to extend the boundaries of the patches of light, or to increase their number. One of these tasks falls to the creative genius; the other requires a sort of sagacity combined with perfectionism.
Denis DiderotTags: science work dark light genius goal perfectionism landscape boundaries creative picture realm task sagacity immense vast
During the first half of the present century we had an Alexander von Humboldt, who was able to scan the scientific knowledge of his time in its details, and to bring it within one vast generalization. At the present juncture, it is obviously very doubtful whether this task could be accomplished in a similar way, even by a mind with gifts so peculiarly suited for the purpose as Humboldt's was, and if all his time and work were devoted to the purpose.
Hermann von HelmholtzTags: science genius admiration honor praise recognition alexander-humboldt alexander-von-humboldt humboldt scientist
As you see the patterns and meaning emerge in your own personal experience of the world dream, you begin to realize that everything is happening on your behalf, even the obstacles and the challenges that you experiment with. The obstacles and challenges that you find are there to dare you to become vast and wise enough to surmount them. At this stage, it helps to ask yourself: What is the myth I'm living? And what must I do to live it well?
Carolyn ElliottBefore you can tame your genius spirit, you have to find her.
Carolyn ElliottThe genius craves inspiration: she craves altered states and fresh perceptions. She will have them either through evolving closer to the divine or through devolving lower into the world. This is how some people with great genius come to die of drug and alcohol addiction: they seek inspiration by intoxication and are thereby ruined.
Carolyn ElliottTags: creativity genius self-help
In order to start our mythic journey to end our suffering, we need to enter into a real and dynamic dialogue with our hearts. Start by writing a letter to your heart, telling it all that's going on with you now and asking it for guidance.
Carolyn ElliottWe begin to become divine by learning to love like the divine loves. And how does the divine love? It loves everyone-including you-freely and without conditions.
Carolyn ElliottGenius - the pursuit of madness.
Criss JamiTags: insanity madness genius artist pursuit chasing
{Comment to Delambre on chemist Antoine Lavoisier's execution during the French Revolution}
Only a moment to cut off that head and a hundred years may not give us another like it.
Tags: science genius admiration scientists execution praise astronomy chemistry delambre jean-baptiste-joseph-delambre antoine-lavoisier
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