Franz Liszt
Composer, Pianist
"You cannot imagine how it spoils one to have been a child prodigy."
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Prodigies
27 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Samuel Johnson
Lexicographer, Essayist, Critic
"Fears of the brave and follies of the wise."
John Green
Author, YouTuber
"And yes, again, that was it exactly. A retyper and not a writer. A prodigy and not a genius."
David Foster Wallace
Writer
"Here is how to handle being a feral prodigy."
Dhani Harrison
Musician
"I only discovered electronic music as a teenager and I still love the Prodigy and Massive Attack."
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"Look at the real prodigies, and I look like nothing compared to them."
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"I was never a prodigy. I was never a child genius."
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"Ah, a German and a genius ! A prodigy, admit him !"
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"I think it's fair to say that Nina Simone was a prodigy."
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