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"To understand Mozart's contradictory qualities would indeed be to understand genius."
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"When we allow the genius of simple nature to flow through us we become every genius who has ever lived."

"Genius is not a retainer to any emperor, or is its material silver, or gold, or marble, except to a trifling extent."

"Genius is an inner inherent intuition and perception. It is not a teachable condition."

"A genius is a grownup that remained a kid."

"Oftentimes in reality, the genius is in the position of the antihero. Neither the good guys nor the bad guys really trust him because his truth is universal."

"In order to share one's true brilliance one initially has to risk looking like a fool: genius is like a wheel that spins so fast, it at first glance appears to be sitting still."

"Vivid simplicity is the articulation, the nature of genius. Wisdom is greater than intelligence; intelligence is greater than philosobabble."
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"Great music does not just make me feel good. It means something. It makes us understand. It makes us happy."

"It is obvious that anything a scientist discovers or invents is based on previous discoveries and inventions. The same applies to the arts."

"It is the element I miss in electronic music - no performance, no loving immersion. Maybe that is why I was never particularly drawn to electronic music."

"To come to grips with creativity, I must ask creative, adventurous questions - the kind which, in all likelihood, cannot be answered."
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