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We all make mistakes, and it is better to make them before we begin.

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Nikola Tesla
Age: 86 †
Born: 1856
Born: July 10
Died: 1943
Died: January 7
Electrical Engineer
Inventor
Mechanical Engineer
Physicist
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Nicola Tesla
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The mind is sharper and keener in seclusion and uninterrupted solitude. Originality thrives in seclusion free of outside influences beating upon us to cripple the creative mind. Be alone-that is the secret of invention: be alone, that is when ideas are born.
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The individual is ephemeral, races and nations come and pass away, but man remains.
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Of all things I liked books best. My father had a large library and whenever I could manage I tried to satisfy my passion for reading.
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