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I could do nothing without my problems they toughen my mind. In fact, I tell my assistants not to bring me their successes for they weaken me, but rather to bring me their problems, for they strengthen me.
Charles Kettering
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Charles Kettering
Age: 82 †
Born: 1876
Born: August 29
Died: 1958
Died: November 25
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Charles Franklin Kettering
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In America we can say what we think, and even if we can't think, we can say it anyhow.
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I object to people running down the future. I am going to live all the rest of my life there.
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Inventing is a combination of brains and materials. The more brains you use, the less material you need.
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