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I never view mistakes as failures. They are simply opportunities to find out what doesn't work.
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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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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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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Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
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I am 67, but I'm not too old to make a fresh start.
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