To have a great idea, have a lot of them.... -Thomas A. Edison

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To have a great idea, have a lot of them.

Thomas A. Edison , Inventor
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Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time....
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The chief function of the body is to carry the brain around....
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 sc...

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