#edison

One of my other nicknames was Thomas Edison, because I invented so many moves. ↗

What I'm trying to do is get this message out about self-empowerment, entrepreneurial spirit and true Americanism - the way we were when we changed the world, when Edison was alone, failing his 2,000th time on the lightbulb. ↗

— Glenn Beck

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Edison failed 10,000 times before he made the electric light. Do not be discouraged if you fail a few times. ↗

— Napoleon Hill

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What we call creative work, ought not to be called work at all, because it isn't. I imagine that Thomas Edison never did a day's work in his last fifty years. ↗

— Stephen Leacock

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And it was at that point that I realized, in fact, our whole administration realized, that we could not rely on Metropolitan Edison for the kind of information we needed to make decisions. ↗

— William Scranton

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I had moved out of the Edison Hotel because I couldn't pay the bill and was living at the Lincoln Hotel, where I couldn't pay the bill either, but it was cheaper. ↗

— Allan Sherman

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If we all did the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves. ↗

— Thomas A. Edison

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The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense. ↗

— Thomas A. Edison

#enterprise #hard-work #inspirational #perseverance #persistence

We owe a lot to Thomas Edison - if it wasn't for him, we'd be watching television by candlelight. ↗

— Milton Berle

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To me, Arnold was a pioneer in the spirit of Thomas Edison or Benjamin Franklin, while Tiger is a pioneer in the spirit of Bill Gates. ↗