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“Genius discovers a system; average talent stereotypes it till it is shattered by fresh genius.”

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Book:Essays divine and human with thoughts and aphorisms

Source: Essays divine and human with thoughts and aphorisms

“... the genius never makes anything new, but always something that is just different, and the average talents provide him the possibility within which his genius condenses into achievements.”

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Book:Precision and Soul: Essays and Addresses

Source: Precision and Soul: Essays and Addresses

“Captivating the spirit of the age is a matter of great talent; being swept away by it characterizes an average mind. The two are as different from one another as activity and passivity.”

Mind Two Different Matter Age Spirit Talent Activity Average Passivity Captivating Swept Away Great Talent Average Minds

Author:Franz Grillparzer

“I've never really viewed myself as particularly talented. I've viewed myself as slightly above average in talent. And where I excel is ridiculous, sickening, work ethic. You know, while the other guy's sleeping? I'm working. While the other guy's eatin'? I'm working. While the other guy's making love, I mean, I'm making love, too. But I'm working really hard at it.”

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Author:Will Smith

“Hitler was never more than average as an artist. His great talent was for the games of politics.”

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Author:Volker Ullrich

“It is an odd fact of evolution that we are the only species on Earth capable of creating science and philosophy. There easily could have been another species with some scientific talent, say that of the average human ten-year-old, but not as much as adult humans have; or one that is better than us at physics but worse at biology; or one that is better than us at everything. If there were such creatures all around us, I think we would be more willing to concede that human scientific intelligence might be limited in certain respects.”

“Generalizations about the "way women are" and estimates of what is appropriate for most women no longer justify denying opportunity to women whose talent and capacity place them outside the average description.”

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Author:Ruth Bader Ginsburg

“It's unfortunate when an athlete's talent comes with so little forethought or leadership [...] The Falcons need to start over. If next year's team ends up being young and hungry but fairly average, the last thing you want as a general manager or coach is to have a blowhard cornerback whining about his contract leading the charge, no matter how good he is.”

“Historically, education has been about batch processing: standardize everything against the average, rank kids, sort them to see who gets more and who really doesn't deserve to be there. The problem, even if you're just being selfish from an economic standpoint, is we're not producing the talent we need.”

Ifs Needs Has Beens Problem Kids Economic Talent Deserve Average Selfish Just Being Standpoint Processing Being Selfish

Author:L. Todd Rose

“I've wanted to be a writer since I was a boy, though it seemed an unlikely outcome since I showed no real talent. But I persevered and eventually found my own row to hoe. Ignorance of other writers' work keeps me from discouragement and I am less well-read than the average bus driver.”

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Author:Garrison Keillor