A man of genius makes no mistakes; his errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery.

Quote by James Joyce

Topics: Genius Quotes

Better pass boldly into that other world, in the full glory of some passion, than...

Better pass boldly into that other world, in the full glory of some passion, than...

Sometimes he caught himself listening to the sound of his own voice. He thought that...

Sometimes he caught himself listening to the sound of his own voice. He thought that...

Shakespeare is the happy hunting ground of all minds that have lost their balance.

Shakespeare is the happy hunting ground of all minds that have lost their balance.

A nation is the same people living in the same place.

A nation is the same people living in the same place.

Mistakes are the portals of discovery.

Mistakes are the portals of discovery.

And then I asked him with my eyes to ask again yes and then he...

And then I asked him with my eyes to ask again yes and then he...

The artist, like the God of the creation, remains within or behind or beyond or...

The artist, like the God of the creation, remains within or behind or beyond or...

Irresponsibility is part of the pleasure of all art; it is the part the schools...

Irresponsibility is part of the pleasure of all art; it is the part the schools...

A man's errors are his portals of discovery.

A man's errors are his portals of discovery.

Think you're escaping and run into yourself. Longest way round is the shortest way home.

Think you're escaping and run into yourself. Longest way round is the shortest way home.

The demand that I make of my reader is that he should devote his whole...

The demand that I make of my reader is that he should devote his whole...

People Trample Over Flowers, Yet Only To Embrace A Cactus.

People Trample Over Flowers, Yet Only To Embrace A Cactus.

I've put in so many enigmas and puzzles that it will keep the professors busy...

I've put in so many enigmas and puzzles that it will keep the professors busy...

My mouth is full of decayed teeth and my soul of decayed ambitions.

My mouth is full of decayed teeth and my soul of decayed ambitions.

I think a child should be allowed to take his father's or mother's name at...

I think a child should be allowed to take his father's or mother's name at...

Sometimes he caught himself listening to the sound of his own voice. He thought that...

Sometimes he caught himself listening to the sound of his own voice. He thought that...

The demand that I make of my reader is that he should devote his whole...

The demand that I make of my reader is that he should devote his whole...

There are thoughts which are prayers. There are moments when, whatever the posture of the...

There are thoughts which are prayers. There are moments when, whatever the posture of the...

Everyone is a genius at least once a year. The real geniuses simply have their...

Everyone is a genius at least once a year. The real geniuses simply have their...

Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration!

Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration!