Thomas A. Edison ✓

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[Wikipedia] Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman. He grew up in Michigan with little formal schooling and began working at a young age. He became deaf as a child and learned through books and tinkering. As a railroad telegrapher, he spent much of his time inventing improvements to telegra

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• The dove is my emblem. Dove
• Inspiration can be found in a pile of junk. Sometimes, you can put it together with a good imagination and invent something. Classroom
• A reporter called on Edison to interview him about a substitute for lead in the manufacture of storage batteries that the scientist was seeking. Edison… All
• Oh these mathematicians make me tired! When you ask them to work out a sum they take a piece of paper, cover it with rows… All
• I've never made a mistake. I've only learned from experience. Experience
• People who will not turn a shovel full of dirt on the project (Muscle Shoals Dam) nor contribute a pound of material, will collect more… All
• I have determined that there is no market for talking pictures Determined
• The biggest failure of man is that he gives up before he realizes how close he was to success. Biggest
• The great trouble is that the preachers get the children from six to seven years of age and then it is almost impossible to do… Age
• It is the best book ever written on the subject. There is nothing like it! Agnosticism
• There is no limit to which a man will not go to avoid thinking. Avoid
• I never quit until I get what I want. Inspirational
• The beauty of a great idea lies in the art of using it. Art
• The perils of overwork are slight compared with the dangers of inactivity. Compared
• Friendship is the heaven of life. Friendship
• A diamond is a piece of coal that stuck to the job Coal
• First be sure a thing is wanted or needed, then go ahead. Ahead
• Tomorrow Is My Exam But I Don’t Care Because A Single Sheet Of Paper Can’t Decide My Future Care
• The secret of success is focus of purpose. Focus
• Success is the product of the severest kind of mental and physical application, Application
• I will not say I failed 1000 times, I will say that I discovered there are 1000 ways that can cause failure Cause
• The first requisite for success is to develop the ability to focus... Ability
• Never Say I Failed 99 Times, Say I Discovered 99 Ways Which Causes Failure! Causes
• Radio is just a fashion contrivance that will soon die out. It is obvious that there never will be invented a proper receiver! Contrivance
• Ideas without execution are hallucinations. Execution

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