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I am proud of the fact that I never invented weapons to kill.
Thomas A. Edison
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Thomas A. Edison
Age: 84 †
Born: 1847
Born: February 11
Died: 1931
Died: October 18
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Direct thought is not an attribute of feminity. In this, women are now centuries behind man.
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A genius is a talented person who does his homework.
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My mother was the making of me. She was so true and so sure of me, I felt that I had someone to live for - someone I must not disappoint. The memory of my mother will always be a blessing to me.
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I do not believe any type of religion should ever be introduced into the public schools of the United States.
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People are not remembered by how few times they fail, but by how often they succeed. Every wrong step is another step forward
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Until man duplicates a blade of grass, nature can laugh at his so-called scientific knowledge. Remedies from chemicals will never stand in favor compared with the products of nature, the living cell of the plant, the final result of the rays of the sun, the mother of all life.
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The only thing I use my body for is to carry my brain around.
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