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Albert Einstein

You ask me if I keep a notebook to record my great ideas. I've only ever had one.

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Einstein is saying that he doesn't need to write down many important ideas because he believes he has had only a single truly great one in his life. This implies that he values quality over quantity when it comes to ideas.

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