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There's a stark difference between the words 'prodigy' and 'genius.' prodigies can very quickly learn what other people have already figured out; geniuses discover that which no one has ever previously discovered. prodigies learn; geniuses do.
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There's A Stark Difference Between The Words

John Green
There's a stark difference between the words 'prodigy' and 'genius.' prodigies can very quickly learn what other people have already figured out; geniuses discover that which no one has ever previously discovered. prodigies learn; geniuses do.
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