"Stimulated by those moods which poets turn into words, I turn my ideas into tones which resound, roar, and rage until at last they stand before me in the form of notes." Ludwig Van Beetoven - Composer

"When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong." Arthur C. Clark - Science Fiction Writer

"You know a design is good when you want to lick it" Steve Jobs

"Everywhere in the world, music enhances a hall, with one exception: Carnegie Hall enhances the music." Isaac Stern

"It's all just a tool... Analog sounds good but it's more important to have a good drummer." Bosco Mann

"We don't expect everyone to become expert designers; that is neither possible nor desirable. We cannot all become accountants, but we can learn enough to read a balance sheet." Gordon Russell

"I don't remember being forced to accept compromises, but I've willingly accepted constraints." Charles Eames

"Give me blemishes and squeaks, tempos speeding up and more. If it (the recording) has soul and passion, it will speak to the listener. If it is precise and staid, it will be invisible to the listener." Ken Coomer - Drummer, Producer

"Live out of your imagination, not your history." Stephen Covey

"Music is the shorthand of emotion." Leo Tolstoy

Geniuses

Genius Hall of Fame

Back in 2002 we began featuring a fresh "genius" each month, this ran strong for a few years. Our genius - genius writer took an extended sabbatical to focus on raising her kids, we hope to begin adding new entries again in 2015.

Richard Buckminster Fuller

To say that Buckminster “Bucky” Fuller was an extraordinary visionary, an intellectual giant, a prolific author, poe

Joseph Oriolo

Pioneering cartoon animator Joseph Oriolo was born in New Jersey in 1913, one of six children in an Italian immi

Rosalyn Tureck

Deemed “The High Priestess of Bach,” Rosalyn Tureck is considered by many to be one of the great musical geniuses of the 20th and early 21st centuries.

Gugielmo Marconi

In our day-to-day existence, we hear the term "wireless" repeatedly. In most cases, it has to do with communication.

Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Johnson on April 4, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri to Bailey and Vivian Johnson.

Juan Garcia Esquivel

It's fitting that Esquivel's name was usually printed with an exclamation point: his trademark is the musical exclamation

George Washington Carver

“The primary idea in all of my work was to help the farmer and fill the poor man’s empty dinner pail. My idea is to help the ‘man farthest down’, this is why I hav

George Gamow

George Gamow was born on March 4, 1904, in the town of Odessa, in what is now the Ukraine, to Anthony M Gamow, a teacher, and Alexandra Lebedinzeva. As a youngster he was fascinated with the s

Leon Theremin

The life of Leon Theremin is the stuff of spy novels, rife with espionage, electronic gadgetry, high society, and kidnapping.

Sir Edward William Elgar

Edward Elgar is known as one of Britain’s most famous composers of classical music. His works are known, performed, and respected throughout the world. During his own lifetime, su

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Geniuses

Genius Hall of Fame

Richard Buckminster Fuller

Joseph Oriolo

Rosalyn Tureck

Gugielmo Marconi

Maya Angelou

Juan Garcia Esquivel

George Washington Carver

George Gamow

Leon Theremin

Sir Edward William Elgar