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Geniuses are the luckiest of mortals because what they must do is the same as what they most want to do. – W. H. Auden

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Genius is childhood recaptured. – Jean Baudrillard

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In every work of genius, we recognize our own rejected thoughts; they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty. – Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Self Reliance,” Essays, 1841

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Genius, by its very intensity, decrees a special path of fire for its vivid power. – Phillips Brooks

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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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