By and large, talent is in such short supply that mediocrity can be taken for brilliance rather more than genius can go undiscovered. (Charles Saatchi)

By and large, talent is in such short supply that mediocrity can be taken for brilliance rather more than genius can go undiscovered.

Charles Saatchi

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