We all know that one entrepreneur who is constantly inspiring us with their words of wisdom. Whether they’re talking about business or life in general, these people always seem to have something insightful to say. That’s why we’ve put together a collection of some of the best genius quotes from entrepreneurs.

1. In our Impulsive nature to write and repulsive nature to read that has led to a decline in literary genius in our times! — Ramana Pemmaraju

2. If you press grapes, wine will pour out; if you crush roses, perfume will pour out; if you afflict the talented, genius will pour out. — Matshona Dhliwayo

3. We always look for operators with a combination of guts, passion and genius. — Ziad K. Abdelnour, Economic Warfare: Secrets of Wealth Creation in the Age of Welfare Politics

4. The inquiry leads us to that source, at once the essence of genius, of virtue, and of life, which we call Spontaneity or Instinct. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

5. Genius is an African who dreams up snow. — Vladimir Nabokov

6. Talent may frolic and juggle; genius realizes and adds. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

7. Whatever you can do or think you can begin it; boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Goethe. — Nesta Tuomey, Like One of the Family

8. Silence is all the genius a fool has. — Zora Neale Hurston

9. Most people don’t find their creativity. There are more unsung geniuses that don’t even know they have great talent. — Truman Capote

10. My father was a management genius. But what I really wanted was a dad. — Michael Jackson

11. I think like a genius, I write like a distinguished author, and I speak like a child. — Vladimir Nabokov

12. Genius has as many components as the mind itself. — Stephen Jay Gould

13. Hard work is the secret of being a genius. — Sunday Adelaja, The Mountain of Ignorance

14. As for the committable comment, all geniuses are nuts, Heather, my patients appreciate it. — B.R. Maycock, It Started With A Snub

15. Genius, that power which constitutes a poet; that quality without which judgment is cold, and knowledge is inert; that energy which collects, combines, amplifies and animates. — Samuel Johnson

16. The genius of the Platonists, is intoxicating to the student, yet how few particulars of it can I detach from all their books. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

17. The greatest products of architecture are less the works of individuals than of society; rather the offspring of a nation’s effort, than the inspired flash of a man of genius. — Victor Hugo

18. Improvement makes strait roads, but the crooked roads without Improvement, are roads of Genius. — William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell

19. Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. — Tim Cook

20. Genius is a promontory jutting out of the infinite. — Victor Hugo

21. Genius without wisdom is like a plane without wings — it will navigate the runway but it will never know the sky.

22. Genius is both the sail and the wind — that’s why he continues his journey without stopping!

23. Genius is not inspired. Inspiration is perspiration. — Thomas A

24. Genius, that power which constitutes a poet; that quality without which judgment is cold, and knowledge is inert; that energy which collects, combines, amplifies and animates. — Samuel Johnson

25. In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous. — Robert G. Ingersoll

26. I love David Fincher and I think he’s a genius. — Trent Reznor

27. Now, inventiveness and empathy, those qualities, if they’re together in the same person, you’ve got an entrepreneurial genius. But they do tend to be slightly separate. — Robert Reich

28. Common sense is instinct and enough of it is genius. — H. W. Shaw

29. It could appear that I’m some kind of natural genius, but it’s just a million small lessons I’ve picked up over the years. — Rivers Cuomo

30. My father was a management genius. But what I really wanted was a dad. — Michael Jackson

31. But genius looks forward: the eyes of men are set in his forehead, not in his hindhead: man hopes: genius creates. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

32. Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety–nine percent perspiration. As a result, a genius is often a talented person who has simply done all of his homework. — Thomas A

33. How slim the line is between genius and insanity and between determination and stubbornness. — Richard Branson

34. A community best serves itself when it truly serves the awakening of the unique story trying to come to life through each person born. — Michael Meade, The Genius Myth

35. I never said I was a genius. I never said I was a cornerstone. I’ve never said I’m a legend in my own time. You never heard me say nothing like that. — Ray Charles

36. A genius is the one most like himself. — Thelonious Monk

37. Genius discovers a system; average talent stereotypes it till it is shattered by fresh genius. — Sri Aurobindo

38. It will work. I am a marketing genius. — Paris Hilton

39. What is genius or courage without a heart? — Oliver Goldsmith

40. Everyone is an artist and a genius, I think. If we don’t choose to limit ourselves then we are totally accomplished. — Yoko Ono

41. Whatever you think can’t be done, somebody will come along and do it. A genius is the one most like himself. — Thelonious Monk

42. You don’t have to be a genius or a visionary or even a college graduate to be successful. You just need a framework and a dream. — Michael Dell

43. A genius is a grown–up that did not grow up. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana, The Confessions of a Misfit

44. I quite agree with Dr. Nordau’s assertion that all men of genius are insane, but Dr. Nordau forgets that all sane people are idiots. — Oscar Wilde

45. There is no doubt that genius lasts longer than beauty. — Oscar Wilde

46. Genius feels like an over extended Helium balloon about to burst, and everyone criticizes you for not having a conventional way of coping with it. — Solange nicole

47. Martin Lawrence is one of my comedic heroes, and he’s a genius. — Tracy Morgan

48. Genius Borrows nobly. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

49. Genius is not the one who gives answers, it’s the one who asks the questions. — Saurabh Gupta Earth5R

50. Two sorts of writers possess genius: those who think, and those who cause others to think. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Genius is a word often used to describe those with extraordinary talents and abilities. It is not just a term used to describe the creative genius of the world’s greatest minds, but also a reminder that everyone has the potential to be a genius. As Albert Einstein once said, “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” Through these quotes about genius, we can be reminded to keep striving for greatness and to never forget our inner genius.