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«We don't know a millionth of one percent about anything.»
«Restlessness is discontent and discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.»
Author: Thomas Alva Edison
(Inventor)
| Keywords:
discontent, discontents, necessity, restlessness, satisfied, Show Me, thoroughly
«I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world.»
Author: Thomas Alva Edison
(Inventor)
| Keywords:
favor, kings, Kings of, kings of the, overalls, swap, swapping
«Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless.»
«Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.»
«There's a way to do it better - find it.»
Author: Thomas Alva Edison
(Inventor)
«There is always a better way.»
Author: Thomas Alva Edison
(Inventor)
«If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.»
Author: Thomas Alva Edison
(Inventor)
| Keywords:
astound, astounded, astounding, astounds, literally
«I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.»
Author: Thomas Alva Edison
(Inventor)
| Keywords:
attempt, discarded, discarding, discards, discouraged, step forward
«Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there must be forethought, system, planning, intelligence, and honest purpose, as well as perspiration. Seeming to do is not doing.»
Author: Thomas Alva Edison
(Inventor)
| Keywords:
accomplishment, busy, forethought, perspiration, planning, production, seeming, The Object of
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