Thomas A. Edison Quotes
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There is far more opportunity than there is ability.
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Each time you fail, you have eliminated another wrong option.
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There is time for everything.
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To me, the idea and expectation that the day is slowly and surely coming when we will be able to honestly say we are our brother's keeper and not his oppressor is very beautiful .
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I've realized that most of my best ideas have followed a good night's sleep.
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Before you reject an idea, find at least five good things about it.
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My success is due more to my ability to work continuously on one thing without stopping than to any other single quality.
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We tried some experiments in mind reading which were not very successful. Think mind reading contrary to common sense, wise provision of the Bon Dieu that we cannot read each others minds, twould stop civilization and everybody would take to the woods. In fifty or hundred thousand centuries when mankind have become perfect by evolution then perhaps this sense could be developed with safety to the state.
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The memory of my mother will always be a blessing to me.
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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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Interest is the invention of Satan.
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When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this - you haven't.
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It is very beautiful over there. (last words)
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The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common sense.