"Persons of genius, it is true, are, and are always likely to be, a small minority; but in order to have them, it is necessary to preserve the soil in which they grow."

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Source : John Stuart Mill, Jeremy Bentham, John Troyer (2003). “The Classical Utilitarians: Bentham and Mill”, p.200, Hackett Publishing

John Stuart Mill

#Order Quotes #Minorities Quotes #Genius Quotes

“the great novels have marched with the years. They are the contemporaries of time.”
“Scott Peterson was a pathological liar to me - nothing he said was the truth.”
“Embrace struggle... It is your greatest teacher.”

Source : Twitter post from Mar 19, 2017
“Human beings are amazing at finding ways to waste their own time.”

Source : Interview with Ryan Dombal, pitchfork.com. September 27, 2010.
“I am a big believer that everybody has unusual, and certainly untapped, potential. The more people like that we can line up with their skill set and with their abilities, the more success we get to have.”
“You picked a lemon, throw it away lemonade is overrated. Freaks should remain at the circus, not in your apartment. You already have one asshole. You donâ€™t need another. Make a space in your life for the glorious things you deserve. Have faith.”
“The church of the elect, which is partly militant on earth, and partly triumphant in heaven, resembles a city built on both sides of a river. There is but the stream of death between grace and glory. Death, to God's people, is but a ferry-boat.”

Source : Augustus Toplady (1825). “The works of Augustus M. Toplady”, p.274
“i realize i will never hear from dena again, and i will never call her. it gives me a chill. it is a strange thing to end a friendship, even if you know it's what you want. it's like a death; all of a sudden your experience of a person become finite.”

Source : Melissa Bank (2006). “The Wonder Spot”, p.205, Penguin

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