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Genius is sorrows child. - John Adams

Genius is sorrows child. – John Adams

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Old minds are like old horses you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order. – John Adams

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Age
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A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as well as the keenest dispositions discovered in the heart of man. – John Adams

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Men of genius are meteors destined to burn themselves out in lighting up their age. – Napoleon Bonaparte, Discours de Lyon, 1771

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Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to move in the opposite direction. – E.F. Schumacher

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Those who dance are thought mad by those who do not hear the music. – Anon.

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Genius is childhood recaptured. – Jean Baudrillard

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