Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail.... -Charles Kettering

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Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail.

Charles Kettering , Inventor
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Charles Kettering was an American inventor and engineer known for his contributions to the automotive industry and his innovations in electrical and automotive technologies. He developed the electric starter, which revolutionized the automobile industry and made cars more accessible to the general public. Kettering's inventions and engineering advancements have had a profound impact on transportation and modern automotive design.

Charles Kettering Quotes to Explore

Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail....
High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation....
Our imagination is the only limit to what we can hope to have in the future....
Problems are the price of progress. Don't bring me anything but trouble. Good news weakens me....
Knowing is not understanding. There is a great difference between knowing and understanding: you can know a lot about something and not really underst...
You will never stub your toe standing still. The faster you go, the more chance there is of stubbing your toe, but the more chance you have of getting...
Keep on going and the chances are you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I have never heard of anyone stumbling on so...
Thinking is one thing no one has ever been able to tax....
The opportunities of man are limited only by his imagination. But so few have imagination that there are ten thousand fiddlers to one composer....
Every time you tear a leaf off a calendar, you present a new place for new ideas and progress....

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