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Man Ray

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

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

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"First, make yourself a reputation for being a creative genius. Second, surround yourself with partners who are better than you are. Third, leave them to go get on with it."

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"A man of genius makes no mistakes; his errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery."

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"Who makes quick use of the moment is a genius of prudence."

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"Of all the things in the world, I'm particularly amazed at, is the conviction with which the MIND, endorses an Idea, which is phenomenal, as it differentiates the Genius from Mediocre, or not to forget the human stupidity in particular!"

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"Genius is rarely able to give any account of its own processes."

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"In Goodfellas they have this one scene where the camera goes down some steps and walks through a kitchen into a restaurant and the critics were all over this as evidence of the genius of Scorsese and Scorsese is a genius."

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