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Discover the wisdom of Thomas Edison with this collection of his most powerful and inspiring quotes. Explore his insights on genius, hard work, perseverance, and seizing opportunities. Featuring famous lines like 'Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration' and 'I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.' This video celebrates the mindset of one of history's greatest inventors.

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00:00Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.
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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 lies in the using of it.
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00:41Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
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00:51I never did anything worth doing by accident.
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00:59Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
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01:09The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are hard work, perseverance, and common sense.
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01:21Don't become too impressed by the invention itself.
01:25The invention is the means, not the end.
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01:33Life is like a coin.
01:35You can spend it any way you wish, but you only get to spend it once.
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01:45To have a great idea, have many ideas.
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01:53The boy who is going to make a success of his life is the one who is going to have
01:57the most good luck, and make the most of it.
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02:04I would say that, the inventor must not be afraid of the hardest work.
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02:14I never perfected anything.
02:16I just found better ways of doing things.
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02:24I have destroyed all the batteries, the lamp, and the entire apparatus and have lost every cent Thomas Edison.
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02:34The only way to do great work is to love what you do.
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02:42Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the
02:48murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.
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02:58Anything that won't sell, I don't want to invent.
03:03Its habits are not for sale.
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03:09Be courageous.
03:12All creative work is a challenge.
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03:19What you are is what you have been.
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