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Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can.


Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
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Doing easily what others find difficult is talent; doing what is impossible for talent is genius.


Henri Frederic Amiel
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No one can arrive from being talented alone, work transforms talent into genius.


Anna Pavlova
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Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.


Arthur Conan Doyle
In Mozart and Salieri we see the contrast between the genius which does what it must and the talent which does what it can.
Maurice Baring
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It takes both courage and talent to stand up in front of fellow human beings and make them crack a smile, and at the same time keep it clean.
Ray Comfort
I'm all in favor of the democratic principle that one idiot is as good as one genius, but I draw the line when someone takes the next step and concludes that two idiots are better than one genius.
Leo Szilard
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The failure of women to produce genius of the first rank in most of the supreme forms of human effort has been used to block the way of all women of talent and ambition for intellectual achievement.
Anna Garlin Spencer
The Interest Rate Reduction Act takes a first step toward providing critical stability by eliminating the threat of an immediate interest rate increase, while making clear the need to move toward a long-term solution that serves the best interests of taxpayers and borrowers.
John Kline
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Even a genius cannot completely resist his Zeitgeist, the spirit of his time.


Viktor E. Frankl
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The man who puts life into an idea is acclaimed a genius, because he does the right thing at the right time. Therein lies the difference between the genius and a commonplace man.
Douglas Fairbanks
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It takes a long time to publish a book.


Kenneth Koch
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I can't even see me wasting my time or my talent to disrespect another black man.


The Notorious B.I.G.
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The way brainwashing works is subtle and takes a long time.


Sean Durkin
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We're all generous, but with different things, like time, money, talent - criticism.


Frank A. Clark
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Give immediate instruction to all your posts in said territory, under your direction, at no time and on no pretence to hoist, or suffer be hoisted, the English flag.
Zebulon Pike
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Acting is very immediate.


Val Kilmer
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Theatre is immediate gratification.


Chita Rivera
Every time a child's promise is cut short by their legal status, our country wastes precious resources and loses talent we need.
Wendy Kopp
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A film has its own life and takes its own time.


Aaron Eckhart
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