"Myprincipalbusinessconsistsofgivingcommercialvaluetothebrilliant,butmisdirected,ideasofothers....Accordingly,IneverpickupanitemwithoutthinkingofhowImightimproveit.Ireadilyabsorbideasfromeverysource,frequentlystartingwherethelastpersonleftoff.Becauseideashavetobeoriginalonlywithregardtotheiradaptationtotheproblemathand,Iamalwaysextremelyinterestedinhowothershaveusedthem....Agoodideaisneverlost.Eventhoughitsoriginatororpossessormaydiewithoutpublicizingit,itwillsomedaybereborninthemindofanother...."
"Geniusisonepercentinspirationandninety-ninepercentperspiration.Accordingly,a'genius'isoftenmerelyatalentedpersonwhohasdoneallofhisorherhomework."
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