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Show me a completely contented person and I'll show you a failure.
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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A genius is a talented person who does his homework.
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I am proud of the fact that I never invented weapons to kill.
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The successful person makes a habit of doing what the failing person doesn't like to do.
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I never did a day's work in my life, it was all fun.
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