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I am not overly impressed by the great names and reputations of those who might be trying to beat me to an invention. It's their 'ideas' that appeal to me. I am quite correctly described as 'more of a sponge than an inventor
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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All bibles are man-made.
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It is astonishing what an effort it seems to be for many people to put their brains definitely and systematically to work.
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I think that Ingersoll had all the attributes of a perfect man, and, in my opinion, no finer personality ever existed. Judging from the past, I cannot help thinking that the intention of the Supreme Intelligence that rules the world is to ultimately make such a type of man universal.
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Mr. Edison worked endlessly on a problem, using the method of elimination. If a person asked him if he were discouraged because so many attempts proved unavailing, he would say, No, I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward..
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Until man duplicates a blade of grass, nature can laugh at his so called scientific knowledge.
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Genius? Nothing! Sticking to it is the genius! ... I've failed my way to success.
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My mother was the making of me.
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We are like tenant farmers chopping down the fence around our house for fuel when we should be using Nature's inexhaustible sources of energy - sun, wind and tide. ... I'd put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that.
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The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will involve the patient in the proper use of food, fresh air and exercise
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A man’s best friend is a good wife.
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Invention is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration.
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Negative results are just what I want. They’re just as valuable to me as positive results. I can never find the thing that does the job best until I find the ones that don’t.
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If I had not had so much ambition and not tried to do so many things, I probably would have been happier, but less useful.
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