"What riles me is that he got a genius grant and I didn't."
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ulysses, dublin, dubliners, james joyce, joyce, modernism, modernist, modern, literature, modern literature, lit, modern lit, college, college, irish lit, ireland, irish, lit major, lit minor, books, bookish, book, writer, writers, writing, story, storytime, story time, stories, storybook, story book, unorthodox, genius, geniuses, prodigy, prodigies, prodigal, novel, novels, complicated, complex, difficult, difficulties, stephen, stephen dedalus, dedalus, portrait, portrait of the artist as a young man, kids, kid, child, children, precocious, parent, parenting, dad, dads, father, fathers"In fact, the work's been so good that we question whether it's Will's own."
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history, historical, medieval, jacobean, elizabethan, english renaissance, education, school, schools, schooling, teaching, teacher, teachers, parent-teacher conference, parent-teacher conference, parent-teacher meeting, parent-teacher meetings, parent-teacher interview, parent-teacher interviews, parent's evening, parent's night, meeting the teacher, kid, kids, child, children, parent, parents, parenting, parenthood, copy, copies, copied, homework, assignment, assignments, cheat, cheater, cheaters, plagiarising, plagiarizing, plagiarism, too good, suspicious, genius, child genius, gifted, gifted child, gifted children, william shakespeare, shakespeare, poem, poems, poetry, poet, poets, famous poet, famous poets, conference, conference, meeting, meetings, punishments, literature"With your idea and my nothing, we could be rich."
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rich, idea, ideas, innovation, innovate, innovates, piggyback, freeloader, freeloaders, freeloading, getting in, get in on, genius, geniuses, invention, inventions, innovations, innovates, contribution, contributions, contributes, unhelpful, free rider, free riders, glory supporter, stealing, steal, stolen"God, I'll be glad when his genius grant runs out"
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grant, grants, genius, excused, special privileges, oddball, oddballs, benefit of the doubt, nuisance, nuisances, annoyance, annoyances, annoying, irritating, irritated, irritation, behaving badly, bad behaviour, drunk and disorderly, drinking, drunk, drunks, disruptive, disruptive behaviour, excuse, excuses"I've been called 'most probably a genius.'"
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genius, geniuses, slacker, slackers, slacking, brag, brags, bragging, reputation, reputations, qualified, compliment, compliments, complimenting, review, reviews, reviewing, reviewer, reviewers, critic, critics, critique, critiques, critiquing, acclaim, acclaimed, critical acclaim, critically acclaimed, gossip, gossips, gossiping, immodest, modesty, humble, humility, arrogant, arrogance"With the caveat that the only certainty in this life is uncertainty, I still want to entertain the possibility of being a pundit when I grow up."
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student, students, school, schools, education, educational, university, universities, kid, kids, child, children, childhood, childhood dreams, dream, dreams, pundit, caveat, uncertain, uncertainty, master, masters, pundits, expert, genius, warning, caution, red flag, savant, specialist"I thought he was a genius, but now I find out that he was self-proclaimed."
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executive, executives, business, businessmen, businessman, businesses, office, offices, corporate, corporations, corporation, work, workers, working, working world, market, marketing, markets, profit, profit boost, profits, profitable, profitability, train, training, trained, trainer, genius, geniuses, resume, resumes, ego, egotist, egotistical, failure, failed, failures, recoup, recouping, trust, trusting, trustworthy, reliable, rely, relying, running away, run away, runaway"I'm a wunderkind slash flop."
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wunderkind, wunderkinds, child prodigy, child prodigies, fail, failed, failure, failures, party, parties, introduction, introductions, success, successful, genius, geniuses, children, child, kid, kids, smart, intelligent, flop, flops, psychology"Who the hell is Dizzy Gillespie, anyway?
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satyr, satyrs, mythological creature, mythological creatures, pan, flute, flutes, flute players, magical flute, magical flutes, jazz, jazz music, jazz musician, jazz musicians, famous jazz players, trumpet, trumpet player, trumpets, trumpet players, musician, musicians, dizzie gillespie, famous trumpet players, greek gods, faun, fauns, overachiever, overachieving, stand out, standing out, genius, geniuses, prodigy, musical prodigies"Do you think one of you geniuses could come up with a comfortable bar stool?"
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bar stool, bar stools, genius bar, technical support, technical supports, tech support, tech supports, bar-stool, bar-stools, genius, geniuses, computer support, computer skill, computer skills, technical skill, technical skills, uncomfortable, it shop, computer shop, computer shops, it shops, computer repair, computer repairs"You have to be sensitive to the fact that other children are inferior to you."
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sensitive, sensitivity, child prodigy, child prodigies, prodigy, prodigies, cocky, cockiness, arrogant, arrogance, inferior, inferiority, superior, superiority, superiority complex, hover, hovers, hovering, conceited, mother, mothers, mom, moms, mum, mums, parent, parents, parenting, playground, playgrounds, middle class, middle classes, upper class, upper classes, genius, geniuses, child genius, child geniuses"Can you stop that crap? The bison are on the move."
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cave, caves, cave painting, cave paintings, cavemen, caveman, cave dweller, cave dwellers, hunt, hunting, hunter, hunters, prehistoric, paleolithic, palaeolithic, theory of relativity, mass–energy equivalence, physics, science, scientist, e=mc2, equation, equations, genius, geniuses, intelligence, intelligent, smart, nerd, nerds, survival, food, foods, impatient, impatience, prioritiesGenius At Midnight
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agent, agents, midnight, genius, geniuses, genius idea, genius ideas, actor, actors, failed actor, failed actors, writer, writers, failed writer, failed writers, moment of genius, failed, failing, failure, let down, let downs, let-down, let-downs, disappointment, disappointments, disappointing, drunk, drinking, drinker, drinkers, drunks"His coffee's always crap for about a week after the MacArthur genius-grant winners are announced."
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slang, cowboy, cowboys, cow boy, cow boys, wild west, west, western, westerns, old west, wild wild west, horseback, horses, horse, pony, pony express, ye olde, modern, modern life, modernity, yehaw, cowboy hat, hat, 10 gallon hat, ten gallon hat, pants, chaps, saloon, saloons, sheriff, sheriffs, deputy, deputies, genius grant, genius, fellows, fellows program, coffee, coffees, bitter, loss, lost, bitterness, bitterly, upset, clash, culture clash"You know, Einstein never watched any great television until after he was forty."
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science, sciences, scientist, scientists, genius, geniuses, middle age, middle aged, forty, tv, tvs, television, televisions, show, shows, tv show, tv shows, television show, television shows, phone, phones, telephone, telephones, call, calls, late bloomer, late bloomers, immature"You've just proven that your job doesn't exist."
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academic, academics, academia, job, jobs, existence, scientific proof, scientific proofs, scientist, scientists, intellectual, intellectuals, formula, formulas, equation, equations, lab, labs, genius, geniuses, expendable, dispensable, proof, proofsMath Dreams
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math, maths, mathematics, mathematician, mathematicians, equation, equations, snore, snoring, zzz, problem solving, problem solver, problem solvers, dream, dreams, dreaming, dreamer, dreamers, sigma, capital sigma, algebra, scientist, scientists, genius, geniuses, theoretical physics, mechanics, tired, tiredness, exhausted, exhaustion"It's nice of you to say so, Ben, but somehow the idea of 'Shakespeare in the Park' doesn't really appeal to me."
"Nice sonata, but it wouldn't hurt him to comb his hair and smile now and then."
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