Thomas Edison on achievement
“The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense.”
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Success is the result of hard work.
Thomas EdisonThomas Edison So far as the religion of the day is concerned, it is a damned fake. Religion is all bunk.
Thomas EdisonThomas Edison Success depends on how many experiments you can fit into 24 hours.
Thomas EdisonThomas Edison Friendship is the heaven of life.
Thomas EdisonThomas Edison This problem, once solved, will be simple.
Thomas EdisonThomas Edison The First 40 hours of work per week are for survival. Everything after that is for success.
Thomas EdisonThomas Edison All bibles are man-made.
Thomas EdisonThomas Edison Everything comes to those who hustle while they wait.
Thomas EdisonThomas Edison If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.
Thomas EdisonThomas Edison The chief function of the body is to carry the brain around.
Thomas EdisonThomas Edison Be courageous! Have faith! Go forward.
Thomas EdisonThomas Edison I never quit until I get what I want.
Thomas EdisonThomas Edison Genius is not inspired. Inspiration is perspiration.
Thomas EdisonThomas Edison The value of an idea lies in the using of it.
Thomas EdisonThomas Edison I find out what the world needs. Then I go ahead and try to invent it.
Thomas EdisonThomas Edison There seems to be no limit to which some men will go to avoid the labor of thinking. Thinking is hard work.
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By the time a person has achieved years adequate for choosing a direction, the die is cast and the moment has long since passed which determined the future.
Zelda FitzgeraldZelda Fitzgerald What is this enigmatic impulse that does not allow one to settle down in the achieved, the finished? I think it is a quest for reality.
Czeslaw MiloszCzeslaw Milosz Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
SolonSolon The aim of life is no more to control the mind, but to develop it harmoniously; not to achieve salvation here after, but to make the best use of it here below
Bhagat SinghBhagat Singh Everything I’ve set out to do, I’ve achieved, and all the praise goes to God.
Tyson FuryTyson Fury With faith, discipline and selfless devotion to duty, there is nothing worthwhile that you cannot achieve.
Muhammad Ali JinnahMuhammad Ali Jinnah Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.
William Jennings BryanWilliam Jennings Bryan All I’ve ever ended up with in terms of achievements is the movie, some really stupid anecdotes, a bunch of crosswords that I didn’t finish and maybe some old bicycle that I found lying around on set.
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