Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton Quotes
Talk not of genius baffled. Genius is master of man. Genius does what it must, and Talent does what it can.
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We must recognize our own behavioral errors. To be blunt, you are not likely to become a cognitive Zen master anytime soon. But a little enlightenment could keep you from making some common investing errors.
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Age is just a number, and your talent will never fail you. It has no expiry date.
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Acting is equal parts talent and perseverance.
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Taste is the common sense of genius.
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Affirmative action based on quotas is wrong - wrong because it is antithetical to the genius of the American idea: individual liberty.
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Pun was just a natural-born genius with music, and he basically taught me so many tricks on how to make better music, even though I was the one that discovered him. He was so far advanced than me; he taught me a lot.
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I'm not a genius. I'm just a tremendous bundle of experience.
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Sure, the home-field is an advantage - but so is having a lot of talent.
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I think I rely on my talent more than my brain sometimes.
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Talent deserves to be honored. Hands deserve to be slapped if you do something stupid as well, but don't take it too far.
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I don't know if I'll ever make rap music, but I just like people who are like, 'I am going to just find the medium that's best for this idea and master it and do that.'
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There is an incompatibility between being glamorous, young and a woman and using my brain. The official version is there is no discrimination, and talent dominates, but that is not the case.
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You can work hard to sharpen your talent, to get better at whatever it is that you do, and I think that's what it comes back to.
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There are plenty of clever young writers. But there is too much genius, not enough talent.
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I take jobs with people I admire, people with incredible talent who aren't necessarily big sellers.
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Despite his dodgy politics, Yeats remains an inspiration for his genius and the simple fact that the older he got, the better he wrote.
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Before I was a genius I was a drudge.
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You are a potential genius; there is no problem you cannot solve, and no answer you cannot find somewhere.
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A genius is a talented person who does his homework.
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No man's nature is able to know what is best for the social state of man; or, knowing, always able to do what is best.
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Talk not of genius baffled. Genius is master of man. Genius does what it must, and Talent does what it can.
