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"Is it not in the most absolute simplicity that real genius plies its pinions the most wonderfully?"
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"A genius is a grown-up that did not grow up."

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

"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!"

"UNIX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius to understand the simplicity."

"Governmental aid is a drawback rather than an assistance, as, although it may facilitate in the routine of artistic production, it is an impediment to the development of true artistic genius."

"Everyone is born a genius, but the process of living de-geniuses them."

"A genius knows how to make himself easily understood without being obvious about it."
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"Think of the wonderful circles in which our whole being moves and from which we cannot escape no matter how we try. The circler circles in these circles."

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"Not a single man on earth knows from his own experience the how and where of his birth, only from tradition, which is often very uncertain."

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"Is it not in the most absolute simplicity that real genius plies its pinions the most wonderfully?"
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