Eoin ColferA genius. A criminal mastermind. A millionaire. And he is only twelve years old.
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A genius. A criminal mastermind. A millionaire. And he is only twelve years old is a quote from an article written by Philip Zimbardo, a professor of psychology at Stanford University.
The article is about a boy named Erik Weihenmayer, who holds a world record for being the youngest person to climb the mountain Mount Everest. Zimbardo calls this boy a genius, a criminal mastermind and a millionaire, but he doesn't call him an inspiration. He says there is no comparison between Erik and people like Nelson Mandela or Martin Luther King Jr.
because they are not even in the same league as Erik. He compares them to ordinary people who aren't so extraordinary in their own right - people like you or me or any other person on this planet.
Source: Artemis Fowl
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