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The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function."
— F. Scott Fitzgerald

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F. Scott Fitzgerald was a Author from United States (1896–1940).

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F. Scott Fitzgerald lived from 1896 – 1940.