Genius Quote by Honore de Balzac

Necessity is often the spur to genius.

— Honore de Balzac

True understanding is the spur of genius

— Ursula K. Le Guin

Vanity is often the unseen spur.

— William Makepeace Thackeray

Private sector development and the creation of small businesses spur investment, jobs, opportunity, and hope. It empowers the market to meet local needs, whether…

— Robert Zoellick

I think you use the negative things that happen from the year before - and from other years, too - to spur you to…

— Tony Romo

Envy's a sharper spur than pay.

— John Gay

I do have two wonderful awards from the Western Writers of America, one for 'Beardance' and the other for 'Far North.' The award is…

— Will Hobbs

Bravery is often too sharp a spur.

— Lajos Kossuth

Opposition is the very spur of love.

— Tobias Smollett

Hunger's a great spur.

— Robert Carlyle

Art needs no spur beyond itself.

— Victor Hugo

That tax relief can spur the economy and thereby benefit all Americans is something that Washington Democrats used to understand. President Kennedy, for example,…

— Mike Bouchard