A genius is someone who is very intellectual or creative, and this can be the result of superior genes, advanced learning, or a combination of these two factors. Many believe that a genius is not born but is made by exposure to learning from very early on, and there are programs designed to help increase the odds of raising a genius. One of the most well known geniuses through time was Albert Einstein, and Benjamin Franklin was another.
The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success
Genius is the ability to put into effect what is on your mind
What is genius, anyway, if it isn't the ability to give an adequate response to a great challenge?