There are some days when I think I'm going to die from an overdose of satisfaction.
Salvador DaliRead
Geniuses must never die, the progress of mankind depends on us
Interpretation
What this quote means
The contributions of brilliant individuals are crucial for the advancement of humanity.
In this quote, Salvador Dali emphasizes the idea that the insights, creativity, and innovations brought forth by geniuses play a vital role in the progress of society. He suggests that their impact is so significant that their legacies must endure, as these contributions continue to inspire and guide future generations in their pursuit of knowledge and advancement.
Themes
GeniusProgressMankindInnovationCreativity
In practice
Example use cases
During a speech about the importance of creativity in science.
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Let the labyrinth of wrinkles be furrowed in my brow with the red-hot iron of my own life, let my hair whiten and my step become vacillating, on condition that I can save the intelligence of my soul - let my unformed childhood soul, as it ages, assume the rational and esthetic forms of an architecture, let me learn just everything that others cannot teach me, what only life would be capable of marking deeply in my skin!
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The problem with the youth of today' is that one is no longer part of it.
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You have to systematically create confusion, it sets creativity free. Everything that is contradictory creates life
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All of my knowledge, of both science and religion, I incorporate into the classical tradition of my painting.
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