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George Steiner

"The ordinary man casts a shadow in a way we do not quite understand. The man of genius casts light."

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"The ordinary man casts a shadow in a way we do not quite understand. The man of genius casts light."

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"There is no off position on the genius switch."

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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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"Genius is when you strike a chord accidently, and the ensuing music is beyond your control."

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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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"Since when was genius found respectable?"

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"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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