Genius is 99 percent perspiration and 1 percent inspiration. From LearnThat.org. [Thomas Edison (1847-1931)]
perspiration is a homeostatic process. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Another part of it, when circulating through the skin, is passed off in the form of that watery vapor which we call perspiration, or sweat. From Wordnik.com. [A Handbook of Health] Reference
He awoke bathed in perspiration, shivering with horror, his heart beating with fear. From Wordnik.com. [Hagar's Daughter: A Story of Southern Caste Prejudice] Reference
I have written till the perspiration is running down my face - not wisely but too well. From Wordnik.com. [Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle] Reference
The little wagons were bathed in perspiration; the baskets of ore ground holes in their shoulders. From Wordnik.com. [The Miracles of Antichrist: A Novel] Reference
A soft felt hat and mopped the perspiration from the bald top of his head. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 9] Reference
The polygraph tests measured blood pressure, respiration and changes in perspiration. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » 2004 » November] Reference
The hot bath always promotes my perspiration, which is sluggish, and supples my stiff rheumatic limbs. From Wordnik.com. [Letters to his son on The Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman] Reference
Persistence, perseverance, even some perspiration, that is how you change lives, you change institutions. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 17, 2007] Reference
The evaporation of perspiration, which is largely composed of water, also aids in regulating body temperature. From Wordnik.com. [School and Home Cooking] Reference
Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration, which is why Engineers sometimes smell really bad. From Wordnik.com. [badger Diary Entry] Reference
Step outside in Iowa in August and within twenty seconds you will experience a condition that might be called perspiration incontinence. From Wordnik.com. [I'm A Stranger Here Myself]
It is the insensible perspiration which is needed to remove the spit. From Wordnik.com. [Papers on Health] Reference
The research looks at psysiological responses -- such as perspiration and increased heart rate -- to marketing. From Wordnik.com. [Campbell Soup Cuts Sales Target, Details Revamp Effort] Reference
That is the part we call perspiration, or sweat. From Wordnik.com. [The Child's Day] Reference
All the passion, none of the pain or perspiration. From Wordnik.com. [Watching The World Go By] Reference
His sleeves were wet with perspiration down to his wrists. From Wordnik.com. [The First Debate Over Presidential Debates] Reference
A thin line of perspiration had formed above his upper lip. From Wordnik.com. [Moratorium] Reference
Inspiration and perspiration have always worked in America. From Wordnik.com. [Other Comments] Reference
A perspiration of terror broke on Loretta's brow, under her arms. From Wordnik.com. [One Thousand Incarnations and One Thousand Deaths - Part I] Reference
I'm one of those who thinks it's half inspiration, half perspiration. From Wordnik.com. [Mike Ragogna: Memoirs & A Tin Can Trust: Conversations with Rosanne Cash and Los Lobos' Steve Berlin] Reference
For underwear and socks, fabrics that wick away perspiration are best. From Wordnik.com. [Tip of the day: Layer up for a cold-weather workout] Reference
There were visible half-moons of perspiration on his shirt beneath his breasts. From Wordnik.com. [Fasting to a Comfortable Death] Reference
The cold perspiration started from my brow, and I felt as though I should faint. From Wordnik.com. [Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal] Reference
Two minutes 14 seconds left, and beads of perspiration are forming on my forehead. From Wordnik.com. [How To Play The Ebay Game] Reference
A rivulet of perspiration sang down his cheek from a wellspring hidden in his sideburn. From Wordnik.com. [Fasting to a Comfortable Death] Reference
The old road to success -- perspiration and perseverance -- doesn't seem as clear anymore. From Wordnik.com. [They're Rich (And You're Not)] Reference
It took a while, but I wrangled seven good-humored, physically fit sources of perspiration. From Wordnik.com. [Inside Consumer Reports Test Labs: Making sweaty clothes for laundry-detergent testing] Reference
Awake and still panting, oozing perspiration, he looked at the clock, which glowed 4: 00 a.m. From Wordnik.com. [Fasting to a Comfortable Death] Reference
A sheen of perspiration glistens at DuBois's hairline as the group heads toward the stage area. From Wordnik.com. [Obama's minister in chief manages matters of faith both public and private] Reference
The bead of perspiration trailing down your inner thigh feels like that dribble of her saliva. From Wordnik.com. [Breach of Faith] Reference
It "goes to show that the right stuff consists of practice, persistence and perspiration," one wrote. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call] Reference
NO SWEATIMAGINE SWEATING SO MUCH THAT IN just a few minutes your cupped hands fill up with perspiration. From Wordnik.com. [Prone To Problems] Reference
Edison may have overestimated the perspiration he added to the inspiration he was given-out of humility, pride or both?. From Wordnik.com. [Wizard Of Menlo Park] Reference
Such stories, in which inspiration transcends perspiration, make you wonder if Santana's mysticism is as silly as it sounds. From Wordnik.com. [Smooth As Santana] Reference
SWEAT 'N SNIFFThe Scent of SummerSummer's here, but for many workaday Janes, these weeks are about perspiration, not vacation. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
By the end his pale blue shirt was stained a deeper shade by perspiration: an unusual sign of pressure in a super-cool performer. From Wordnik.com. [Tony Blair's Popularity Problem] Reference
Franklin began expounding "upon air and cold and respiration and perspiration, with which I was so much amused that I soon fell asleep.". From Wordnik.com. [Founding Fathers: John Adams Is In The House] Reference
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