Thomas A. Edison Quotes About Genius

Quotes about: Genius

• Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  Harper's Monthly Magazine, September 1932.

• Genius is 1 percent inspiration, 99 percent perspiration.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Inspirational, Educational, Genius

• Sticking to it is the genius.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Children, Ignorance, Knowledge

• Genius? Nothing! Sticking to it is the genius! ...
  I've failed my way to success.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Genius, Way, My Way

• Two per cent. is genius, and ninety-eight per cent. is hard work.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Hard Work, Science, Eight

• Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. As a result, a genius is often a talented person who has simply done all of his homework.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Inspirational, Motivational, Ninety Nine

• Genius is not inspired. Inspiration is perspiration.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Inspiration, Hard Work, Science

• His genius he was quite content in one brief sentence to define; Of inspiration one percent, of perspiration, ninety nine.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Positive, Inspiration, Ninety Nine

• A genius is a talented person who does his homework.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Ballet, Doe, Genius

• Genius defined: of inspiration 1% percent, of perspiration, 99%.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Inspiration, Genius, Percent

• Genius? Nothing! Sticking to it is the genius! Any other bright-minded fellow can accomplish just as much if he will stick like hell and remember nothing that's any good works by itself. You've got to make the damn thing work!...I failed my way to success.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Genius, Way, Sticks

• Genius is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Inspiration, Genius, Perspiration

• Problems in human engineering will receive during the coming years the same genius and attention which the nineteenth century gave to the more material forms of engineering.
  We have laid good foundations for industrial prosperity, now we want to assure the happiness and growth of the workers through vocational education, vocational guidance, and wisely managed employment departments. A great field for industrial experimentation and statemanship is opening up.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Science, Engineering, Years

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