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“Execution is the chariot of genius.” – – William Blake [1757-1827] English painter, poet and printmaker

A painting of william blake sitting in front of a wooden table.

William Blake

“Genius is staying up in the air longer than anyone else.” – – Vaslav Nijinsky [1889-1950] Polish ballet dancer and choreographer

A man in costume standing next to some bushes.

Vaslav Nijinsky

“What moves men of genius, or rather, what inspires their work, is not new ideas, but their obsession with the idea that what has already been said is still not enough.” – – Eugene Delacroix [1798-1863] French Romantic artist

A man in a suit and tie standing with his arms crossed.

Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix

“In order to feel that the epoch we are fashioning with our hands today will go beyond the poverty of the purely functional, it is necessary to be a genius or to be young.” – – Sigfried Giedion [1888-1968] Bohemian Swiss architect, critic and writer

A black and white photo of an older man wearing glasses.

Sigfried Giedion