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title: "3 Tell Genius Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [“The best thing to do—usually—was to let him play these things out. Who was I to tell a genius it was time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristopher-jansma/the-best-thing-to-do-usually-was-to-let-him-play-these-things-out-who/)

[Kristopher Jansma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristopher-jansma/)

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> [I can't tell you if genius is hereditary, because heaven has granted me no offspring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-whistler/i-can-t-tell-you-if-genius-is-hereditary-because-heaven-has-granted/)

[James Whistler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-whistler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/548/james-whistler-14894_genius_i-can-t-tell-you-if-genius-is-hereditary_1127383.png)

> [When you're young you believe it when people tell you how good you are. And that's the danger, you inhale. Everyone will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-clooney/when-you-re-young-you-believe-it-when-people-tell-you-how-good-you/)

[George Clooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-clooney/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c5/george-clooney-1132_believe_when-you-re-young-you-believe-it-when-pe_1776038.jpg)

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