“Genius is the ability to renew one’s emotions in daily experience.”– Paul Cezanne Related Quotes “Ignorance is no excuse, it’s the real thing.”– Irene Peter “I’m a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will.”– Antonio Gramsci “Mr. Speaker, we are a blessed Nation. We have not suffered another attack on our soil since September 11, and we are grateful. We have killed or captured dozens of members of al Qaeda and the Taliban. Our military and intelligence forces are working both hard and smart.”– Marsha Blackburn