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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 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."

"Even if there are instances in which it can be mistook by onlookers, never fool yourself into using misunderstood genius as an excuse to be a fool."
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"Is it possible that I am not alone in believing that in the dispute between Galileo and the Church, the Church was right and the centre of man's universe is the earth?"

"The only virtue a character needs to possess between hardcovers, even if he bears a real person's name, is vitality: if he comes to life in our imaginations, he passes the test."

"We now have a whole culture based on the assumption that people know nothing and so anything can be said to them."

"Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it."

"The truth is that our race survived ignorance; it is our scientific genius that will do us in."
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