Thomas Edison Quotes

I never view mistakes as failures. They are simply opportunities to find out what doesn’t work.
THOMAS EDISON

Business Failure Finding Inspirational Mistake Opportunity Work
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
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Business Genius Inspirational Motivational Perspiration
Success is based on imagination plus ambition and the will to work.
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Ambition Business Hustle Imagination Success Work
A good intention, with a bad approach, often leads to a poor result.
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Approach Business Failure Goodness Intention Poor Result
The secret of success is focus of purpose.
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Focus One Liner Purpose Secret Success
The successful person makes a habit of doing what the failing person doesn’t like to do.
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Business Failure Habit Inspirational Person Success
I didn’t fail 1000 times. The light bulb was an invention with 1000 steps.
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Confidence Dedication Failure Hard Work Invention Step Success
To do much clear thinking a person must arrange for regular periods of solitude when they can concentrate and indulge the imagination without distraction.
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Arrangement Clear Concerntrate Distraction Imagination Period Person Solitude
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
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Business Missing Opportunity People Work
Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.
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Deep Failure Inspirational Man Satisfaction Show
Never go to sleep without a request to your subconscious.
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Request Sleep Work
The first requisite for success is to develop the ability to focus.
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Ability Business Development Focus Invention Success
I do not believe in the God of the theologians; but that there is a Supreme Intelligence I do not doubt.
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Believe Doubt God Intelligence Supreme
Success is the result of hard work.
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Business Hard Work One Liner Result Success
So far as the religion of the day is concerned, it is a damned fake. Religion is all bunk.
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Concern Fake Religion
Success depends on how many experiments you can fit into 24 hours.
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Business Experiment Hard Work Science Success
The perils of overwork are slight compared with the dangers of inactivity.
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Acticity Business Comparison DAngry Work
The doctor of the future will give no medication, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, diet and in the cause and prevention of disease.
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Care Cause Diet Doctor Future Human Interest Medicine Patient
Friendship is the heaven of life.
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Friendship Heaven Life One Liner Positive
This problem, once solved, will be simple.
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Inspirational One Liner Problem Simplicity Solve
The trouble with most people is that they quit before they start.
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Business Give Up People Quit Start Trouble
The First 40 hours of work per week are for survival. Everything after that is for success.
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Business Hard Work Motivational Success Survive
All bibles are man-made.
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God Man
Everything comes to those who hustle while they wait.
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Business Come Hustle One Liner Patience Wait
If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.
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Business Capable Confidence Motivational Ourselves
The chief function of the body is to carry the brain around.
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Body Brain Carry Function
Be courageous! Have faith! Go forward.
THOMAS EDISON

Business Courage Faith Motivational One Liner Positive

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