Genius is divine perseverance. Genius I cannot claim nor even extra brightness but perseverance all can have.
Source: In Leadership: A Treasury of Great Quotations, by William and Leonard Safire, 1990.
-- Woodrow Wilson, (Dec 28 1856-1924), US president, political scientist, educator; He was the 28th U.S. president and labored for a League of Nations following WW I.