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I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun.
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I never did anything by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work.
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There is no expedient to which a man will not resort to avoid the real labor of thinking.
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It is astonishing what an effort it seems to be for many people to put their brains definitely and systematically to work.
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Opportunity is missed by most people because it comes dressed in overalls and looks like work.
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There is far more opportunity than there is ability.
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Maturity is often more absurd than youth and very frequently is most unjust to youth.
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The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common sense.
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I am proud of the fact that I never invented weapons to kill.
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Waste is worse than loss. The time is coming when every person who lays claim to ability will keep the question of waste before him constantly. The scope of thrift is limitless.
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There ain't no rules around here, we're trying to accomplish something.
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Discontent is the first necessity of progress.
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What man's mind can create, man's character can control.
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Be courageous. I have seen many depressions in business. Always America has emerged from these stronger and more prosperous. Be brave as your fathers before you. Have faith! Go forward!
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When I have fully decided that a result is worth getting I go ahead of it and make trial after trial until it comes.
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We don't know a millionth of one percent about anything.
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There is no expedient to which a man will not go to avoid the labor of thinking.
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Restlessness and discontent are the first necessities of progress.
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Results Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won't work.
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Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
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Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless.
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If we did all the things we were capable of doing, We would literally astound ourselves.
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I have not failed. Ive just found 10,000 ways that dont work.
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I am long on ideas, but short on time. I only expect to live only about a hundred years.
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Hell, there are no rules here-- we're trying to accomplish something.
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Great ideas originate in the muscles.
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Genius is 1 inspiration and 99 perspiration.
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Genius is one per cent inspiration, ninety-nine per cent perspiration.
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Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
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Everything comes to he who hustles while he waits.
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