I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world.
THOMAS EDISONGenius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
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Genius is not inspired. Inspiration is perspiration.
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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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Five percent of the people think; ten percent of the people think they think; and the other eighty-five percent would rather die than think.
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I never quit until I get what I want.
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The greatest invention in the world is the mind of a child.
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I never view mistakes as failures. They are simply opportunities to find out what doesn’t work.
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So far as the religion of the day is concerned, it is a damned fake. Religion is all bunk.
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I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.
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I never did a day’s work in my life, it was all fun.
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Being busy does not always mean real work.
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Good fortune is what happens when opportunity meets with planning.
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If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.
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The perils of overwork are slight compared with the dangers of inactivity.
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Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.
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Work while others are wishing.
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