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There is far more opportunity than there is ability.
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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Ohio
Thomas A. Edison
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Having a vision for what you want is not enough...Vision without execution is hallucination
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When I have fully decided that a result is worth getting I go ahead of it and make trial after trial until it comes.
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One might think that the money value of an invention constitutes its reward to the man who loves his work. But... I continue to find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what the world calls success.
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Inspiration can be found in a pile of junk. Sometimes, you can put it together with a good imagination and invent something.
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