I have yet to see a genius or a hero who, if stuck with a burning match, would feel less pain than his undistinguished a — Ayn Rand
I have yet to see a genius or a hero who, if stuck with a burning match, would feel less pain than his undistinguished a — Ayn Rand
I have yet to see a genius or a hero who, if stuck with a burning match, would feel less pain than his undistinguished a — Ayn Rand
I have yet to see a genius or a hero who, if stuck with a burning match, would feel less pain than his undistinguished a — Ayn Rand
I have yet to see a genius or a hero who, if stuck with a burning match, would feel less pain than his undistinguished a — Ayn Rand
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I have yet to see a genius or a hero who, if stuck with a burning match, would feel less pain than his undistinguished average brother.

— Ayn Rand
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