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One of the strongest characteristics of genius is the power of lighting its own fire.
John W. Foster
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John W. Foster
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Soldier
Born:
Mar 2
,
1836
Died:
Nov 15
,
1917
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Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
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There is no great genius without some touch of madness.
Aristotle
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To see things in the seed, that is genius.
Lao Tzu
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What is called genius is the abundance of life and health.
Henry David Thoreau
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Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.
Arthur Schopenhauer
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Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.
Marilyn Monroe
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Than
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The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm.
Aldous Huxley
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Talent does what it can; genius does what it must.
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
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Genius is initiative on fire.
Holbrook Jackson
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