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title: "8 Genius Really Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [“And, of course, he eventually found it—proving that genius often really is just persistence in disguise. In applying the entirety of his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/and-of-course-he-eventually-found-it-proving-that-genius-often-really/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Martin Freeman is a genius, he really is. He gives you every color of the rainbow in every take and it's wonderful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lara-pulver/martin-freeman-is-a-genius-he-really-is-he-gives-you-every-color-of/)

[Lara Pulver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lara-pulver/)

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> [I think Berry Gordy is a genius, I really do, and it's not a word I throw around lightly. But with all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-de-passe/i-think-berry-gordy-is-a-genius-i-really-do-and-it-s-not-a-word-i/)

[Suzanne de Passe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-de-passe/)

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> [I think there are very few people that I would give the title of genius to, really, but Beethoven unquestionably is one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-hough/i-think-there-are-very-few-people-that-i-would-give-the-title-of/)

[Stephen Hough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-hough/)

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> [I think that Tyler Perry's genius really has been to tap into the domestic market. He knows what his audience is based…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilton-als/i-think-that-tyler-perry-s-genius-really-has-been-to-tap-into-the/)

[Hilton Als](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilton-als/)

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> [The definition of genius, really, should be that that person can do what the rest of us have to learn how to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-lipton/the-definition-of-genius-really-should-be-that-that-person-can-do/)

[James Lipton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-lipton/)

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> [I wish I could tell you that the Children's Television Workshop and Sesame Street were thanks to my genius, but it really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-ganz-cooney/i-wish-i-could-tell-you-that-the-children-s-television-workshop-and/)

[Joan Ganz Cooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-ganz-cooney/)

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> [I'm supposed to be this musical genius and everything, but I can't really work the car seat that well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kris-jenner/i-m-supposed-to-be-this-musical-genius-and-everything-but-i-can-t/)

[Kris Jenner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kris-jenner/)

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