What a man's mind can create, man's character can control.
Sticking to it is the genius.
I never knew I had an inventive talent until Phrenology told me so. I was a stranger to myself until then!
A good intention, with a bad approach, often leads to a poor result.
I am not overly impressed by the great names and reputations of those who might be trying to beat me to an invention. It's their 'ideas' that appeal to me. I am quite correctly described as 'more of a sponge than an inventor
There seems to be no limit to which some men will go to avoid the labor of thinking. Thinking is hard work.