![Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-D2bO3A1FnaQ/X1tnmMMl70I/AAAAAAAAGhY/RVx7AZISlDsOIN0MF-IkjkOgfAVeTLM-QCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/genius-is-one-percent-inspiration-ninetynine-percent-perspiration.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Category: Thomas A. Edison
![Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-D2bO3A1FnaQ/X1tnmMMl70I/AAAAAAAAGhY/RVx7AZISlDsOIN0MF-IkjkOgfAVeTLM-QCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/genius-is-one-percent-inspiration-ninetynine-percent-perspiration.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
![To have a great idea, have a lot of them.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jjEjYziRJss/X0bQSQjmhZI/AAAAAAAAE14/mC-FV-TbKTIpUvUEZgTgAcagaY5VPy8LwCEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw2Kuf-gU/w750-h750-p/to-have-a-great-idea-have-a-lot-of-them-quotes-by-thomas-a-edison-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-great.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
To have a great idea, have a lot of them.
![I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-glK8TsW8_cY/X1tqyfHM6SI/AAAAAAAAHHk/UNvR6ahZPHYNPJcxSSbzfF4uIkZ1ba8CACLcBGAsYHQ/h750/i-have-not-failed-ive-just-found-10000-ways-that-wont-work.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.
![There is no substitute for hard work.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oBVwCogmdLk/X0bP3-bMxQI/AAAAAAAAE2Q/vpN0hq4_xt8DLJTdDtXxkcXlyzI3tLUawCEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw2Kuf-gU/w750-h750-p/there-is-no-substitute-for-hard-work-quotes-by-thomas-a-edison-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-work.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
There is no substitute for hard work.
![Great ideas originate in the muscles.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XqyyeThwiCA/X0bCoB4xEKI/AAAAAAAACWw/9ynXIZKx__MsApI6Bj8Loz7xRypFjl-EwCEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw16uf-gU/w750-h750-p/great-ideas-originate-in-the-muscles-quotes-by-thomas-a-edison-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-great.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Great ideas originate in the muscles.
![To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CmONXwJe9zY/X1uOB7HUELI/AAAAAAAAK6Y/uai4g2A7zAEm7Qjc9RjG-jowBQY3R_YcQCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/to-invent-you-need-a-good-imagination-and-a-pile-of-junk.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.
![Religion is all bunk.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pHOX4qypU_0/X0bNdeEkw_I/AAAAAAAAEOA/BPHNRiboL3Mj4T7MfTxpleDqrZgGV-rqQCEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw2Kuf-gU/w750-h750-p/religion-is-all-bunk-quotes-by-thomas-a-edison-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-religion.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Religion is all bunk.
![There’s a way to do it better – find it.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Sum8HlbiZk4/X0bP8tkpviI/AAAAAAAAE2A/viqfbEsGFSY0ab3ij4YBpkWuz7ojLRWhACEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw2Kuf-gU/w750-h750-p/theres-a-way-to-do-it-better---find-it-quotes-by-thomas-a-edison-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-motivational.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)