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Eric Weiner, The Geography of Genius: A Search for the World's Most Creative Places from Ancient Athens to Silicon Valley Quotes: Geniuses are always marginalized to one degree or another. Someone wholly invested in the status quo is unlikely to disrupt it.
         

Geniuses are always marginalized to one degree or another. Someone wholly invested in the status quo is unlikely to disrupt it.


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