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Genius is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration.
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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Seeming to do is not doing.
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Friendship is the heaven of life.
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Restlessness is discontent and discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.
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The inventor tries to meet the demand of a crazy civilization.
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Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.
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The man who doesn’t make up his mind to cultivate the habit of thinking misses the greatest pleasure in life.
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The thing I lose patience with the most is the clock. Its hands move too fast
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The first requisite for success is to develop the ability to focus.
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The trouble with most people is that they quit before they start.
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An average American loves his family. If he has any love left over for some other person, he generally selects Mark Twain.
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Invention is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration.
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Everyone steals in commerce and industry. I've stolen a lot, myself. But I know how to steal! They don't know how to steal!
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The value of a good idea is in using it.
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Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. As a result, a genius is often a talented person who has simply done all of his homework.
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