It is not worth an intelligent man's time to be in the majority. By definition, there are already enough people to do that.

G.H. Hardy
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When people are in the majority, it is often easy for them to become complacent. They are too busy filling their lives with "the ordinary" to consider doing anything out of the ordinary. They don't see that there is a better way. They don't see that there are other intelligent men who can do what they do, but better because they're not in the majority. The majority is the dead end, especially because it's easy for them to get comfortable.

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