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“Extemporaneous and oral harangues will always have this advantage over those that are read from a in manuscript: every burst of eloquence or spark of genius they may contain, however studied they may have been beforehand, will appear to the audience to be the effect of the sudden inspiration of talent.”

May Has Beens Inspiration Audience Effects Talent Genius Advantage Sparks Eloquence Manuscripts

Book:Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think

Source: Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think

“The art of land warfare is an art of genius, of inspiration. On the sea nothing is genius or inspiration; everything is positive or empiric.”

Art War Inspiration Sea Land Genius Warfare

Author:Napoleon Bonaparte

“The word genius was whispered into my ear, the first thing I ever heard, while I was still mewling in my crib. So it never occurred to me that I wasn't until middle age.”

Firsts Stills Inspiration Age Heard Middle Genius Ears Middle Ages

Author:Orson Welles

“Better beware of notions like genius and inspiration; they are a sort of magic wand and should be used sparingly by anybody who wants to see things clearly.”

Want Inspirational Should Inspiration Used Magic Genius Notion Wands Magic Wands

Author:Jose Ortega y Gasset

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

Inspiration Genius Percent Defined Perspiration

Author:Thomas A. Edison

“Weaknesses in men of genius are usually an exaggeration of their personal feeling; in the hands of feeble imitators they become the most flagrant blunders. Entire schools have been founded on misinterpretations of certain aspects of the masters. Lamentable mistakes have resulted from the thoughtless enthusiasm with which men have sought inspiration from the worst qualities of remarkable artists because they are unable to reproduce the sublime elements in their work.”

“Idealists, workers of thought, unite to show how inspiration and genius walk in step with the progress of the machine, of aircraft, of industry, of trade, of the sciences, of electricity.”

Shows Inspiration Walks Steps Progress Industry Genius Machines Trade Workers Electricity Idealist Aircraft

Author:Filippo Tommaso Marinetti

“I hate everything approaching temperamental inspiration,'sacred fire'and all those attributes of genius which serve only as cloaks for untidy minds.”

Mind Inspiration Hate Fire Genius I Hate Sacred Attributes Cloaks Sacred Fire

Author:Piet Mondrian

“He is gifted with genius who knoweth much by natural inspiration.”

Inspiration Natural Genius Gifted

Author:Pindar

“The Ancient Romans did not regard acts of genius to emanate from within an individual - but rather saw it as a collaboration between a spirit of creativity and a human being. So it could be that sometimes an individual had that power, that divine inspiration, or other times not. The spirit might have moved on to some other lucky soul.”

Humans Soul Sometimes Inspiration Might Spirit Individual Human Beings Creativity Saws Divine Genius Lucky Regard Moved Ancient Collaboration Moved On Emanate Divine Inspiration

Author:Liz Garbus

“Genius does not seem to derive any great support from syllogisms. Its carriage is free; its manner has a touch of inspiration. We see it come, but we never see it walk.”

Doe Inspiration Seems Walks Support Genius Carriages

Author:Joseph de Maistre

“Tolkien was such a brilliant writer in so many ways. He was truly an inspiration. Many people don't realize just how much he researched and how much he based his stories and characters on mythology of various types. He was very deep and in many ways a genius.”

People Way Character Stories Inspiration Realizing Type Genius Various Brilliant Mythology Very Deep

Author:Raymond Buckland

“Inspiration is the opportunity of genius.”

Inspiration Opportunity Genius Abundance

Book:Cousin Bette

Source: Cousin Bette

“I do sort of feel like I'm building my monument with what I do, but it's pretty small and inconsequential compared to real works of genius like this, which are giving vast inspiration to humanity. But I guess I shouldn't even say that. It's ridiculous to say that. You are what you are. My stature suits me.”

Giving Feels Real Inspiration Humanity Building Genius Ridiculous Suits Monument Stature Inconsequential Real Work

Author:Jim Woodring

“Genius is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration.”

Inspiration Genius Perspiration

Author:Thomas A. Edison

“It's ugly to compare but the greatest was Pele. If we believe that God made man, the "black" Pelé he made him perfect. He gave him everything. He lacked nothing, header, physical power, dribbling, finishing, inspiration, genius, temper, vision, goal. Everything.”

Ifs Men Believe Made Inspiration Goal Black Perfect Vision Genius Ugly Compare Temper Finishing

Author:Cesar Luis Menotti

“The one mistake which is committed habitually by people who have the gift of half-genius, is waiting for inspiration.”

People Inspiration Waiting Mistake Half Genius Committed One Mistake

Author:Philip Gilbert Hamerton

“Alexander McQueen was one of the greatest fashion designers of his generation. His genius, sometimes provocative, admired and saluted by all, constantly opened new perspectives. Visionary and avant-garde, his creations took their inspiration from both tradition and timeless hyper-modernity.”

Sometimes Inspiration Generations Fashion Creation Perspective Genius Tradition Designer Timeless Modernity Visionaries Provocative Fashion Designer Hyper Avant Garde New Perspective Mcqueen

Author:Francois-Henri Pinault

“Genius is eternal patience.”

Art Inspiration Positive Genius Eternal Eternity Patience Artistic Life And Love Gymnastics

Author:Michelangelo