“One hundred idiots make idiotic plans and carry them out. All but one justly fail. The hundredth idiot, whose plan succeeded through pure luck, is immediately convinced he’s a genius.” — Iain Banks, Matter
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“It’s strange how the simple things in life go on while we become difficult.” — Richard Brautigan, “Genius,” Revenge of the Lawn
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“We all understand that genius doesn’t guarantee success, but it’s seductive to assume that success must come from genius.” — Leonard Mlodinow, The Drunkard’s Walk
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“There is hardly a more common error than that of taking the man who has one talent, for a genius.” — Arthur Helps, Thoughts in the Cloister and the Crowd
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“Every man is a potential genius until he does something.” — Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Beerbohm Tree
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“Success is more a function of consistent common sense than it is of genius.” — An Wang, Lessons : An Autobiography
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“Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.” — Elbert Hubbard, Philistine: A Periodical of Protest, September 1906
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“Showing up at a gold rush with a shovel and a pan doesn’t make you a genius.” — Dave Pell, “Sis Boom Bah Humbug“
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“Abnormal: To have intelligence, character, or genius; to be less stupid than one’s neighbor; to be better than the worst; to be one’s self. E.g., the writer of these lines.” — Elbert Hubbard, The Roycroft Dictionary and Book of Epigrams
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“When friends and acquaintances are telling you you are a genius, before you accept their opinion, take a moment to remember what you always thought of their opinions in the past.” — Carl Icahn, The Best Financial Advice I Ever Got (or Gave)
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