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Albert Einstein

It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer.

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Albert Einstein is saying that intelligence is less about innate cleverness and more about persistence in working through difficult problems. He emphasizes that spending more time and effort on challenges leads to better understanding and solutions.

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