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Seeming to do is not doing.
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 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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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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I didn't fail 1000 times. The light bulb was an invention with 1000 steps.
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I know of over 3,000 ways [that] a light bulb does not work.
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I remember that I was never able to get along at school. I was at the foot of the class.
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A lawsuit is the suicide of time.
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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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I owe my success to the fact that I never had a clock in my workroom.
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The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil.
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