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Success depends on how many experiments you can fit into 24 hours
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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Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won't work.
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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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Until man duplicates a blade of grass, nature can laugh at his so called scientific knowledge.
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I would rather have one man with enthusiasm working with me than ten who are complacent.
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Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
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A good idea is never lost. Even though its originator or possessor may die, it will someday be reborn in the mind of another.
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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'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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Genius? Nothing! Sticking to it is the genius! Any other bright-minded fellow can accomplish just as much if he will stick like hell and remember nothing that's any good works by itself. You've got to make the damn thing work!...I failed my way to success.
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The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common sense.
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The reason a lot of people do not recognize opportunity is because it usually goes around wearing overalls looking like hard work.
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Success is the result of hard work.
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Because ideas have to be original only with regard to their adaptation to the problem at hand, I am always extremely interested in how others have used used them.
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The first requisite of success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem without growing weary.
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I am afraid of radium and polonium ... I don't want to monkey with them.
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Genius? Nothing! Sticking to it is the genius! ... I've failed my way to success.
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