Who do you think made the first stone spears? The Asperger guy. If you were to get rid of all the autism genetics, there would be no more Silicon Valley.
Rid
Prejudices are not easily got rid of as an old coat which is no longer thought of.
War can only be abolished through war, and in order to get rid of the gun it is necessary to take up the gun.
Freecycle groups match people who have things they want to get rid of with people who can use them.
The first duty of man is to conquer fear; he must get rid of it, he cannot act till then.
By burning Luther’s books you may rid your bookshelves of him, but you will not rid men’s minds of him.
We’re never gonna get rid of crazy people. They’ve been around for thousands of years – they’ll continue to be around; they’ll continue to do horrible things.
I think we must get rid of slavery, or we must get rid of freedom.
Your mind, which is yourself, can be likened to a house. The first necessary move then, is to rid that house of all but furnishings essential to success.
A book may be compared to your neighbor: if it be good, it cannot last too long; if bad, you cannot get rid of it too early.