The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense.
THOMAS EDISONOpportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
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There is no limit to which a man will not go to avoid thinking.
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A genius is a talented person who does his homework.
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The perils of overwork are slight compared with the dangers of inactivity.
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I think work is the world’s greatest fun.
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Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.
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To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.
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Great ideas originate in the muscles.
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I owe my success to the fact that I never had a clock in my workroom.
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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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The trouble with most people is that they quit before they start.
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All bibles are man-made.
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The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil.
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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 nothing.
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There is no expedient to which a man will not go to avoid the real labor of thinking.
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Nature is truly wonderful. Only man is truly foul.
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