Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience. – George-Louis de Buffon
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Men of genius are often dull and inert in society; as the blazing meteor, when it descends to earth, is only a stone. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Kavanagh: A Tale, 1849
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Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile. – Christy Mathewson
Being a press secretary is like learning to type: Youre hunting and pecking for a while and then you find yourself doing the touch system and dont realize it. Youre speaking for the president without ever having to go to him. – Larry Speakes