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> [In the startup world, you're either a genius or an idiot. You're never just an ordinary guy trying to get through the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-andreessen/in-the-startup-world-you-re-either-a-genius-or-an-idiot-you-re-never/)

[Marc Andreessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-andreessen/)

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> [Whether you are a genius or an idiot, a thief or, like me, a Zen priest who has cultivated the mind for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zoketsu-norman-fischer/whether-you-are-a-genius-or-an-idiot-a-thief-or-like-me-a-zen-priest/)

[Zoketsu Norman Fischer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zoketsu-norman-fischer/)

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> [People can be teachers and idiots; they can be philosophers and idiots; they can be politicians and idiots... in fact I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iain-banks/people-can-be-teachers-and-idiots-they-can-be-philosophers-and-idiots/)

[Iain Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iain-banks/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ddb/iain-banks-3752_advancement_people-can-be-teachers-and-idiots-they-c_2225421.jpg)

> [I want to explore the borders between being a genius and being an idiot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alvin-leung/i-want-to-explore-the-borders-between-being-a-genius-and-being-an/)

[Alvin Leung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alvin-leung/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb3/alvin-leung-5636_being_i-want-to-explore-the-borders-between-be_3083477.jpg)

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