Genius In The Making Gifts

'How about a toast to my breakthrough?!'

"I'll bet all of Albert Einstein's teachers felt like idiots for giving him bad grades too."

"We're playing doctor. Do you have any old magazines for our waiting room?"

Pastorius wonders why.

The team video didn't spotlight my talents. I've hired my own film crew. They'll showcase my skills so college recruiters can see my strengths. Wow! How can the director pack so much into one little video? Great point! Daddy? Tell Steven Spielberg we're going feature length. Nice save!

The Idea of America.

'I'm studying how other geniuses handled creative blocks.'

Kid to sister: 'I never play doctor anymore. There's too much paperwork.'

'Very impressive. Do you have any post-kindergarten education?'

'Did you read my email about Timmy falling down the well?'

It wasn't easy, but we finally plugged the hole.

"I didn't learn anything in school today but I'll learn twice as much tomorrow."

'Is it my imagination or are entrepreneurs getting younger.'

What we're looking for is someone who can dream big and work within our budget.

'I love you and your father loves you. Now go paint a masterpiece.'

"The new German Government will fight urgent problems with courage, decisive action, and innovation. . . and without ruining the people financially."

'I'm afarid your son has all the classic elements of geekism,minus the technical expertise.'

There's no way you could have attained Nirvana already — you don't even have hemorrhoids yet.

"Aren't you afraid you might get too smart?"

Pentagon Science Contest: 'I get that a lot...must be from being in the presence of raw genius.'

"To be or not to be."

'It doesn't mention the things I'm a prodigy in.'

"He may be a child prodigy, but it's still a lousy C.V."

'I make a great business consultant because I'm too smart to have a business of my own.'

"Here it is, world! Extra-terrestrial intelligence! Me!"

"I don't want to be an "Industrious Beaver" dad: I want to be an internet celebrity..."

It's taken two years work and ALL our savings, are you sure we will make millions from a Squash Ball Heater?

"I'm worried that these might be my good old days."

How to win 'Genius Grants' for dummies.

'Nike's early failures inspired his later success.'

'Sounds great, honey. Excuse me wile I go call a bankruptcy attorney.'

"I thank everyone who did not re-elect me because now I can finally get out of here, make my childhood dream come true and become an engineer!"

'Adult prodigy' "It's most extraordinary -and he's only 37."

"The school psychologist says that I'm totally stupid and free of any talent. Great, that's the best qualification to become a superstar!"

"He has the tweeting skills of a man twice his age."