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First Quotes by Thomas A. Edison
- The first requisite for success is to develop the ability to focus and apply your mental and physical energies to the problem at hand -…
- I was always afraid of things that worked the first time. Long experience proved that there were great drawbacks found generally before they could be…
- It has been just so in all my inventions. The first step is an intuition-and comes with a burst, then difficulties arise. This thing that…
- First, study the present construction. Second, ask for all past experiences ...study and read everything you can on the subject.
- There is far more danger in public than in private monopoly, for when Government goes into business it can always shift its losses to the…
- First be sure a thing is wanted or needed, then go ahead.
- The first requisite for success is to develop the ability to focus...
- The First 40 hours of work per week are for survival. Everything after that is for success.
- I told [Kruesi] I was going to record talking, and then have the machine talk back. He thought it absurd. However, it was finished, the…
- Restlessness is discontent and discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.
- Discontent is the first necessity of progress.
- The first requisite of success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem without growing weary.
- Restlessness and discontent are the first necessities of progress.
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