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Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? Your playing small does not serve the world. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
- Marianne Williamson
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. We ask ourselves who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous. Actually who are you not to be. We were born to make manifest the glory of god that is within us. And as we let our own light shine we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
- Marianne Williamson
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Its that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be?
- Marianne Williamson
There was never a genius without a tincture of madness…
- Aristotle
Dark with excessive bright.
- John Milton
Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered—either by themselves or by others.
- Mark Twain
The more distinctly a man knows, the more intelligent he is, the more pain he has; the man who is gifted with genius suffers most of all.
- Arthur Schopenhauer
Genius is among other minds what the carbuncle is among gemstones; it radiates its own light while the others only reflect what they receive.
- Arthur Schopenhauer
Genius is an intellect that has become unfaithful to its destiny.
- Arthur Schopenhauer
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth . . . Then he said, "Let there be light." Which means he made the entire universe in the dark! How fucking good is that? He's brilliant.
- Ricky Gervais
Artistic talent is like a brilliant firework which streaks across a pitch-black night, inspiring awe among onlookers but extinguishing itself in seconds, leaving behind only darkness and longing.
- Alain de Botton
My dear, the world is filled with brilliant, smiling monsters. I'm one who like to show his teeth.
- DiAnn Mills