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Person Quotes by Thomas A. Edison
- I have far more respect for the person with a single idea who gets there than for the person with a thousand ideas who does…
- The successful person makes a habit of doing what the failing person doesn't like to do.
- Show me a completely contented person and I'll show you a failure.
- Mr. Edison worked endlessly on a problem, using the method of elimination. If a person asked him if he were discouraged because so many attempts…
- The injurious agent in cigarettes comes principally from the burning paper wrapper. The substance thereby formed is called "acrolein." It has a violent action on…
- A genius is a talented person who does his homework.
- Because I readily absorb ideas from every source - frequently starting where the last person left off - I never pick up an item without…
- Even though I am nearly deaf, I seem to be gifted with a kind of inner hearing which enables me to detect sounds and noises…
- The three things that are most essential to achievement are common sense, hard work and stick-to-it-iv-ness... Unfortunately, many of life's failures are experienced by people…
- An average American loves his family. If he has any love left over for some other person, he generally selects Mark Twain.
- Waste is worse than loss. The time is coming when every person who lays claim to ability will keep the question of waste before him…
- To do much clear thinking a person must arrange for regular periods of solitude when they can concentrate and indulge the imagination without distraction.
- 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…
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