Genius is not inspired. Inspiration is perspiration.
Genius is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration.
Invention is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration
Success is 90% perspiration and 10% inspiration!
Success comes from aspiration, desperation, perspiration, and inspiration!
Sports are 90% inspiration and 10% perspiration.
Success is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration.
Invention is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration.
Inspiration without perspiration leads to frustration and stagnation.
Genius defined: of inspiration 1% percent, of perspiration, 99%.
Howard Shore, who's an amazing film composer, told me once that it's 10 percent inspiration, 90 percent perspiration. So I think even within the creative process, like being a producer, you're really managing people and getting the best out of them.
Excellence isn't achieved without inspiration and perspiration. You've got to have both.
I think there is less of inspiration and more of perspiration in the music industry.
Success is the good fortune that comes from aspiration, desperation, perspiration,and inspiration.