They're either declared geniuses or lunatics.
Today he is routinely declared a genius, and in his fearlessness, radicalism and brilliance, he clearly he fits the bill.
Garner he declared "a genius".
Bush has only to be seen standing upright after 15 rounds to be declared a genius.
Had playwright and screenwriter Stephen Greenhorn done nothing else, he should be declared a genius for spotting that the songs of Craig and Charlie Reid - with all their emotional honesty, singalong raucousness and political fire - are a true gift to the stage.
One of this month's authors has been declared a genius; another is one of the year's most influential people, according to Time magazine (for writing, of all things, a series of teen-theme vampire novels).
Former World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik was not, however, impressed by Fischer's results, stating: "Fischer has been declared a genius.
In order to rightly be declared a genius in chess, you have to defeat equal opponents by a big margin.
In the episode Bart cheats on an intelligence test and is declared a genius, so he is sent to a school for gifted children.
His latest effort, "Gone Away Backward," was released last week to instant acclaim -- not surprising for a man Tina Fey very publicly declared a "genius".
The idea of restaurant as theater has become a cliché, and every chef who manages to sous vide an artichoke without electrocuting himself has been declared a genius, but Achatz's handiwork is still better explained in theatrical terms than in culinary ones.
