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Topic·Thinking differently✕clear
Thinking differently2 quotes
Much Madness is divinest Sense — To a discerning Eye — Much Sense—the starkest Madness — 'Tis the Majority In this, as All, prevail — Assent—and you are sane — Demur—you're straightway dangerous — And handled with a Chain — — Emily Dickinson · 1886The man with a new idea is a Crank until the idea succeeds. — Mark Twain · 1897
Innovation1 quote
The man with a new idea is a Crank until the idea succeeds. — Mark Twain · 1897
Majority opinions1 quote
Much Madness is divinest Sense — To a discerning Eye — Much Sense—the starkest Madness — 'Tis the Majority In this, as All, prevail — Assent—and you are sane — Demur—you're straightway dangerous — And handled with a Chain — — Emily Dickinson · 1886
New ideas1 quote
The man with a new idea is a Crank until the idea succeeds. — Mark Twain · 1897
Progress1 quote
The man with a new idea is a Crank until the idea succeeds. — Mark Twain · 1897