"The appearance of a single great genius is more than equivalent to the birth of a hundred mediocrities"

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Source : Cesare Lombroso (2017). “The Man of Genius”, p.116, Litres

Cesare Lombroso

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“Business people have a a good view of what's happening internally in countries, and they can be a positive force.”
“Someone else's loss is my chocolatey goodness”
“How foolish to yearn to ask the very person who'd caused the pain to heal it”
“The truth is that we can learn to condition our minds, bodies, and emotions to link pain or pleasure to whatever we choose. By changing what we link pain and pleasure to, we will instantly change our behaviors.”
“Only comedians can talk about death, life, God and Virgin Mary. If I was a tragic actor, I couldn't allow myself. But with this accent I can do it. I can talk with death in person because I am a clown. Yes. And I am proud to be a clown - very much.”
“The art of a magician is not found in the simple deception, but in what surrounds it, the construction of a reality which supports the illusion.”
“The disconnect between what's going on in schools and what's allowed to be shown in movies has gotten really bad because girls in junior high are having oral sex and getting bracelets for it, and in movies everybody's got to be 30 years old to have sex. It's very bizarre.”

Source : "Interview with Vamps Director Amy Heckerling". Interview with Melissa Silverstein, www.indiewire.com. April 9, 2012.
“The fact is, that with the creation of the Jewish state in 1948, hundreds of thousands of Jews fled Arab countries, almost all of whom left behind all their property for which compensation was never paid.”

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