“Should you be so unfortunate as to suppose you are a genius, and that ...” — Orison Swett Marden Quote

“Should you be so unfortunate as to suppose you are a genius, and that 'things will come to you,' it would be well to undeceive yourself as soon as possible. Make up your mind that industry must be the price of all you obtain, and at once begin to pay down.”

“No one has a corner on success. It is his who pays the price.”

“No one can make the most of himself until he looks upon his life as a magnificent possibility, the materials for a great masterpiece, to mar or spoil which would be a great tragedy.”

“In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.”

“I've never met a genius. A genius to me is someone who does well at something he hates. Anybody can do well at something he loves - it's just a question of finding the subject.”

“I truly miss the genius of the music of John Lennon, as I'm sure everybody does.”