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Thomas A. Edison
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Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless.
--Thomas A. Edison
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
--Thomas A. Edison
To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.
--Thomas A. Edison
Genius is one per cent inspiration, ninety-nine per cent perspiration.
--Thomas A. Edison
I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun.
--Thomas A. Edison
We don't know a millionth of one percent about anything.
--Thomas A. Edison