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Man Ray

"One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy."

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"I like the idea of taking a true classic written by a true genius and destroying it essentially! I like the idea of bringing it down to earth a bit - and even a bit lower than that."

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"All the geniuses and greats are really just nerds with experience."

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"In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous."

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"I am a genius. Then it amused me to keep saying so, but now it does not. I expected to be happy sometime. Now I know I shall never be."

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"Don't forget that compared to a grownup person every baby is a genius. Think of the capacity to learn! The freshness, the temperament, the will of a baby a few months old!"

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Amber Hurdle

"I think you're all mad. But that's part and parcel of being an artistic genius, isn't it?"

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"As a bull market continues, almost anything you buy goes up. It makes you feel that investing in stocks is a very easy and safe and that you're a financial genius."

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"Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them."

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"The only way you can get good, unless you're a genius, is to copy. That's the best thing. Just steal."

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"Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius."

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"Of course, there will always be those who look only at technique, who ask 'how', while others of a more curious nature will ask 'why'. Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information."
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"Don't put my name on it. These are simply documents I make."
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"It has never been my object to record my dreams, just the determination to realize them."
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"One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy."
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