Do you agree or disagree with the following phrase

[tattuchu]

Of course there's such thing as a genius, silly girl. That's not to say that dedication and hard work won't produce positive results. But that's a separate matter entirely. Both can be true without canceling the other out.

[Ronja]

"There is no such thing as a genius, it's all about dedication and hard work."

I would rather put it thus (citing my youngest sister, who misquoted Edison on purpose): "Success is 1-2 % inspiration, over 90 % perspiration, and the rest just dumb luck - being in the right place at the right time."

IMO those who eventually get called geniuses are the ones who were inspired by seemingly impossible ideas and who were stubborn / self-certain / deluded enough (whatever you want to call it) not to believe all the well-meaning people around them who told them why That Just Won't Work. So they were willing to endure the perspiration, and then they did get lucky somewhere along the way, too.