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A diamond is a piece of coal that stuck to the job
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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The strength of the Constitution, lies in the will of the people to defend it.
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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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I told [Kruesi] I was going to record talking, and then have the machine talk back. He thought it absurd. However, it was finished, the foil was put on I then shouted Mary had a little lamb, etc. I adjusted the reproducer, and the machine reproduced it perfectly. On first words spoken on a phonograph.
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Large portions of life's disappointments are individuals who did not understand that they were so near achievement when they surrendered.
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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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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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All bibles are man-made.
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They say President Wilson has blundered. Perhaps he has, but I notice he usually blunders forward.
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People who will not turn a shovel full of dirt on the project (Muscle Shoals Dam) nor contribute a pound of material, will collect more money from the United States than will the People who supply all the material and do all the work. This is the terrible thing about interest.
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If there is a better solution... find it.
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Because I readily absorb ideas from every source - frequently starting where the last person left off - I never pick up an item without thinking of how I might improve it.
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Unfortunately, there seems to be far more opportunity out there than ability.... We should remember that good fortune often happens when opportunity meets with preparation.
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Sleep is like a drug. Take too much at a time and it makes you dopey. You lose time and opportunities.
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I never failed. It just didn't work 10,000 times.
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Results? Why, man, I have gotten lots of results! If I find 10,000 ways something won't work, I haven't failed. I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is often a step forward.
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A man’s best friend is a good wife.
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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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The memory of my mother will always be a blessing to me.
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