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The secret of success is focus of purpose.
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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Two per cent. is genius, and ninety-eight per cent. is hard work.
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Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won't work.
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I make more mistakes than anyone else I know, and sooner or later, I patent most of them.
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Keep on the lookout for novel ideas that others have used successfully. Your idea has to be original only in its adaptation to the problem you're working on.
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The perils of overwork are slight compared with the dangers of inactivity.
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