"There is such a thing as genius, and these are people who do not have a formal disability, DSM-IV-type. They may have liberal eccentricities or quirks in their personality, but they don't rise to the level of a disability."

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Source : "Conversations on Creativity with Darold Treffert, Part I: De". Interview with Scott Barry Kaufman, www.psychologytoday.com. April 11, 2011.

Darold Treffert

#People Quotes #Personality Quotes #Genius Quotes

“Nobody is going to feel sorry for me if I've lost a dollar or $100m.”
“Jesus understands our weaknesses and sins; and he forgives us if we allow ourselves to be forgiven.”
“Look at this life - all mystery and magic.”
“I first met Jimmy Page in London in 1961, and he was listening to James Burton, Scotty Moore and Cliff Gallup with Gene Vincent, as was I ... these were the rock and roll guys who really sparked our interest in the guitar, and later we delved into other things and went different directions ... during my time with Eric Clapton, we talked about what we'd listened to early on, and he was a huge fan of Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis”
“India lives in several centuries at the same time. Every night outside my house I pass a road gang of emaciated laborers digging a trench to lay fiber optic cables to speed up digital revolution. They work by the light of a few candles.”
“I have to say I've worked very few days of my life. I used to have to cut the lawn, and when I was in junior high school, I worked at a concession stand at a stadium.”
“I'm certainly not going to put my life on hold for him.”
“Some women think that if the look this season is minis, they have to wear minis. If you don't have great legs, there are plenty of alternatives.”

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