{"quotes":[{"text":"When I am fully immersed in my work of nourishing humanity, it fills my head with all kinds of feel-good chemicals, such as endorphins, serotonin and dopamine. Problems occur during the brief intervals between the finishing of one work and the beginning of another. During these intervals, my biology starts to get filled with stress hormones cortisol and adrenalin, that worsens my OCD. That is why, I can’t sit still even a day after I finish writing a book. Because if I do, my OCD begins to suffocate me inside my head. Hence, as soon as I deliver a work, I have to start working on my next scientific literature.","author":"Abhijit Naskar","tags":["biology","compulsion","genius","genius-thinkers","genius-writers","inspirational","neurobiology","neuropsychology","neuroscience","neurotheology","obsession","ocd","passion","thinker","thinkers-of-our-time"],"id":93376,"author_id":"Abhijit+Naskar"},{"text":"Incredibly intelligent people always seem odd to those who are not as sharp.","author":"Alexei Maxim Russell","tags":["genius","genius-writers","geniuses","intelligence","intelligence-quotient","stupidity","stupidity","wisdom"],"id":114730,"author_id":"Alexei+Maxim+Russell"},{"text":"The purpose of having the orphans study all these diverse fields was not for them to just become geniuses, but to become polymaths – meaning they would be geniuses in a wide variety of fields.","author":"James Morcan","tags":["genius","genius-writers","geniuses","higher-intelligence","intelligence","orphanage","orphans","polymath","thriller"],"id":217981,"author_id":"James+Morcan"},{"text":"Imagination only comes when you privilege the subconscious, when you make delay and procrastination work for you.","author":"Hilary Mantel","tags":["genius-writers","heroine","historical-fiction","inspirational"],"id":352305,"author_id":"Hilary+Mantel"},{"text":"By the usual reckoning, the worst books make the best films.","author":"Iain M. Banks","tags":["banks","genius-writers","science-fiction"],"id":378323,"author_id":"Iain+M.+Banks"},{"text":"All mothers breed dead children.","author":"Mie Hansson","tags":["attitude-toward-life","choice-and-attitude","empowerment","genius-writers","ignorance-is-bliss","independence","inspirational","maturity","poetry"],"id":387528,"author_id":"Mie+Hansson"},{"text":"Genius does not need to be validated, it just needs a legal pad and a pen.","author":"Tom Althouse","tags":["genius-thinkers","genius-writers","geniuses","go-getter","inspirational-attitude","successful-mind"],"id":414197,"author_id":"Tom+Althouse"},{"text":"The highest wisdom is sometimes found in the lowest people.","author":"Matshona Dhliwayo","tags":["genius-children","genius","genius-thinkers","genius-writers","guru","inspirational","intelligence","intelligence","knowledge","knowledge-wisdom","life-lesson","life-lessons","life","poor-man","poor-people","poorest","poverty","sage","smart","smart","wisdom","wisdom"],"id":462080,"author_id":"Matshona+Dhliwayo"},{"text":"A genius in the wrong position could look like a fool.","author":"Idowu Koyenikan","tags":["fool","fools","genius","genius","genius-thinkers","genius-writers","geniuses","know-thyself","know-yourself","knowing-oneself","knowledge-of-self","position-yourself","weakness","weakness-and-strength","weakness-in-your-life","weakness","weaknesses"],"id":464064,"author_id":"Idowu+Koyenikan"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":9,"pages":1}}