======================================================
>I heard that it was Jefferson who first said that "Genius >was 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration", and that >Thomas Edison later repeated the quote with the >numbers changed to 1% and 99%. > >If you know anything more about this, please let me >know. I do not think the quote is by Jefferson, and have not run across it in my reading of his writings. Sorry, but I cannot be more help than that. Best wishes, Eyler Coates