A Quote by George Gershwin

Upper berth, lower berth, that's the difference between talent and genius. — © George Gershwin
Upper berth, lower berth, that's the difference between talent and genius.
[People] just don't seem to want to give [Donald Trump] any kind of berth at all, let alone a wide berth, to govern.
The difference between talent and genius is in the direction of the current: in genius, it is from within outward; in talent from without inward.
There is a big difference between the lower samadhis and the upper samadhis, like the difference between the Sierras and the Himalayas.
I see the opportunity to pursue an Olympic berth as a chance of a lifetime.
There is the same difference between talent and genius that there is between a stone mason and a sculptor
Most of the neighbours didn't like our parents, and they particularly gave Dad a very wide berth. We kids didn't have that luxury.
Anything that is worth doing has been done frequently. Things hitherto undone should be given, I suspect, a wide berth.
She understood now why her friend Elizabeth, with her near-genius, analytical mind gave wide berth to murder mysteries, psychological thrillers, and horror stories, and read only romance novels. Because, by God, when a woman picked up one of those steamy books, she had a firm guarantee that there would be a Happily-Ever-After. That though the world outside those covers could bring such sorrow and disappointment and loneliness, between those covers, the world was a splendid place to be.
Talent warms-up the given (as they say in cookery) and makes it apparent; genius brings something new. But our time lets talent pass for genius. They want to abolish the genius, deify the genius, and let talent forge ahead.
I was warned the camels can be nasty, especially the young ones. I was warned to give it a wide berth.
We had an opportunity to clinch a playoff berth and I think if that's not enough motivation I don't think you should be playing this game.
Whatever you read, there's no better place to read than the cockpit or the berth of a boat. It's kind of like being in a womb.
The difference between Talent and Genius is that Talent says things which he has never heard but once, and Genius things which he has never heard.
It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women.
Mothers know the difference between a broth and a consommé. And the difference between damask and chintz. And the difference between vinyl and Naugahyde. And the difference between a house and a home. And the difference between a romantic and a stalker. And the difference between a rock and a hard place.
Seattle was built out on pilings over the sea, and at high tide the whole city seemed to come afloat like a ship lifting free from a mud berth and swaying in its chains.
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