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Sunday, 31 May 2009

Genius and Eccentricity

Eccentricity is not, as dull people would have us believe, a form of madness. It is often a kind of innocent pride, and the man of genius and the aristocrat are frequently regarded as eccentrics because genius and aristocrat are entirely unafraid of and uninfluenced by the opinions and vagaries of the crowd.
Edith Sitwell, Taken Care Of : The Autobiography of Edith Sitwell (1965), Ch 15

PS: This is dedicated to my friend Bharathan. :)
entered by Akilan at Sunday, May 31, 2009
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6 comments:

  1. Anonymous31 May 2009 at 17:18

    naanum genius aaganum.. adhukaaga eccentricaa irukuradhaa mudivu pannitein

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  2. Vasu1 June 2009 at 09:52

    All geniuses are eccentric. One more living example is writing this comment :P

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  3. Aarthi3 June 2009 at 23:50

    Precisely... And that's the reason why I love to hate linuxophiles :)

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  4. Akilan12 June 2009 at 22:02

    @chriz:
    You are already eccentric and genius in the art of being funny and making others laugh. :)

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  5. Akilan12 June 2009 at 22:03

    @vasu
    I dispute the second claim. ;)

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  6. Akilan12 June 2009 at 22:05

    @Aaru:
    You are jealous of our intelligence. :P

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