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Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that wont work
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"Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won't work"

- Thomas Edison

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This quote by Thomas A. Edison speaks with the importance of experimentation in the pursuit of success. Edison was a respected creator and entrepreneur, and his quote recommends that he was not afraid to fail in order to find success. He acknowledges that he has actually accomplished a lot of outcomes, but likewise that he has learned a great deal of things that do not work. This quote is a suggestion that failure is a fundamental part of the process of achieving success. Edison's quote encourages us to be consistent and to keep attempting, even when we encounter failure. It is a tip that failure is not completion, however rather a needed action in the journey to success.

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Thomas Edison This quote is written / told by Thomas Edison between February 11, 1847 and October 18, 1931. He was a famous Inventor from USA. The author also have 48 other quotes.

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