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Discover the wisdom of Thomas Edison with a collection of his most inspiring quotes. Explore his thoughts on genius, hard work, perseverance, and the nature of invention. This video also features insights from other great minds who shaped our world.

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00:00Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.
00:05Thomas Edison
00:09I have not failed.
00:12I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
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00:20Our greatest weakness lies in giving up.
00:23The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.
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00:32The value of an idea is the work done in carrying it out.
00:37Thomas Edison
00:41I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any virtue spring from mossy stone.
00:48Thomas Edison
00:53Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
00:59Thomas Edison
01:02Anything that won't sell, I don't want to invent.
01:07Its universality is its own guarantee of merit.
01:11Thomas Edison
01:15Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the
01:21murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.
01:28Thomas Edison
01:32The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will instruct his patient in the care of the human
01:37frame, in diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease.
01:42Thomas Edison
01:46A good analogy is the best way to explain a difficult subject.
01:51Thomas Edison
01:55There is no substitute for hard work.
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02:02Life is like a coin.
02:05You can spend it any way you wish, but you've only got one.
02:10Thomas Edison
02:13If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would astound ourselves.
02:19Thomas Edison
02:23It is a great mistake to think that the impulsive cannot be tamed.
02:28Cravings can be done away with entirely by a properly regulated diet.
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02:37The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are, hard work, perseverance, and common sense.
02:45Thomas Edison
02:49Being busy does not always mean real work.
02:53Thomas Edison
02:56We are like tenant farmers chopping down trees, planting exotic vegetables.
03:02We think, here we can grow alone, but we are mistaken.
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03:11Be courageous
03:13All creative people must be courageous.
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03:22Discontent is the first step to progress.
03:25Thomas Edison
03:29A wire that has been strung in and use for a considerable time will have a considerable amount of wire
03:35remaining on the drum, because the wire stretches.
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