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Something Quotes by Thomas A. Edison
- Results? Why, man, I have gotten lots of results! If I find 10,000 ways something won't work, I haven't failed. I am not discouraged, because…
- I have a peculiar theory about radium, and I believe it is the correct one. I believe that there is some mysterious ray pervading the…
- An idea is something that won't work unless you do.
- 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…
- The world owes nothing to any man, but every man owes something to the world.
- After we had conducted thousands of experiments on a certain project without solving the problem, one of my associates, after we had conducted the crowning…
- Nobody knows whether our personalities pass on to another existence or sphere, but if we can evolve an instrument so delicate to be manipulated by…
- Surprises and reverses can serve as an incentive for great accomplishment. There are no rules here, we're just trying to accomplish something.
- As a cure for worrying, work is far better than whiskey. I always found that, if I began to worry, the best thing I could…
- Inspiration can be found in a pile of junk. Sometimes, you can put it together with a good imagination and invent something.
- Hell, there are no rules here - we're trying to accomplish something.
- Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless.
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