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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. Thomas A. Edison
Motivational Time Try Giving Giving Up Our Way Weakness Lies More Most Greatest Always Up Just Just One Succeed Certain Certain Way
Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. Thomas A. Edison
Life Success Failure People Gave Failures How Were Up Close Did Realize Who Many
Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail. Charles Kettering
Impossible Believe Fail Were Act
Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless. Thomas A. Edison
You Something Because Just Just Because Mean Planned Useless
When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us. Alexander Graham Bell
Long Closed See Opened Look Opens Another Closes Often Door Which Us
There is no substitute for hard work. Thomas A. Edison
Work Hard Work Substitute Hard
Every time you tear a leaf off a calendar, you present a new place for new ideas and progress. Charles Kettering
New Year's Time You Progress Every Every Time Leaf New Ideas Calendar New Ideas Off New Place Place Tear Present
It is paradoxical, yet true, to say, that the more we know, the more ignorant we become in the absolute sense, for it is only through enlightenment that we become conscious of our limitations. Precisely one of the most gratifying results of intellectual evolution is the continuous opening up of new and greater prospects. Nikola Tesla
Become Sense Our Say Evolution Paradoxical More Only Absolute Results Through True Prospects New Opening Know Most Greater Limitations Continuous Intellectual Up Precisely Ignorant Gratifying Conscious Enlightenment
There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly. R. Buckminster Fuller
Nature You Nothing Tells Caterpillar Going Butterfly
Today's scientists have substituted mathematics for experiments, and they wander off through equation after equation, and eventually build a structure which has no relation to reality. Nikola Tesla
Today Mathematics Reality Build Relation Structure Through Equation Scientists Off Wander After Experiments Which Eventually
Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus. Alexander Graham Bell
Work Thoughts Focus Sun Brought Rays Concentrate Until Hand Burn Your
Humanity is acquiring all the right technology for all the wrong reasons. R. Buckminster Fuller
Technology Humanity Wrong Wrong Reasons Acquiring Reasons Right
Sometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing that we see too late the one that is open. Alexander Graham Bell
Too Late Sometimes Long Too Late See Open Closing Door Stare
Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there must be forethought, system, planning, intelligence, and honest purpose, as well as perspiration. Seeming to do is not doing. Thomas A. Edison
Work Intelligence Being Busy Busy System Must Object Seeming Purpose Well Does Always Real Doing Accomplishment Forethought Being Ends Real Work Either Mean Perspiration Production Planning Honest
There's a way to do it better - find it. Thomas A. Edison
Better Way Find
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. Thomas A. Edison
Genius Ninety-Nine Ninety-Nine Percent One Percent Percent Inspiration Perspiration
Most of us have fond memories of food from our childhood. Whether it was our mom's homemade lasagna or a memorable chocolate birthday cake, food has a way of transporting us back to the past. Homaro Cantu
Food Mom Birthday Memories Cake Past Back Our Way Memorable Fond Fond Memories Most Childhood Whether Chocolate Us Transporting Homemade
What you are will show in what you do. Thomas A. Edison
You Will Show
If you want to kill any idea in the world, get a committee working on it. Charles Kettering
You World Idea Get Any Committee Want Working
Thinking is one thing no one has ever been able to tax. Charles Kettering
Thinking One Thing Able No-One Been Tax Ever Thing
Let the future tell the truth, and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments. The present is theirs; the future, for which I have really worked, is mine. Nikola Tesla
Work Truth Future Mine Tell His Accomplishments According Which Worked Really Evaluate Each Each One Present
Every living being is an engine geared to the wheelwork of the universe. Though seemingly affected only by its immediate surrounding, the sphere of external influence extends to infinite distance. Nikola Tesla
Living Every Universe Distance Immediate Sphere Though Geared Seemingly Only Affected Surrounding Infinite Being Influence Engine External
The reason a lot of people do not recognize opportunity is because it usually goes around wearing overalls looking like hard work. Thomas A. Edison
Work Hard Work People Opportunity Looking Recognize Wearing Like Overalls Because Around Lot Goes Hard Reason
I just invent, then wait until man comes around to needing what I've invented. R. Buckminster Fuller
Technology Man Wait Invent Invented Until Around Just Then Needing
Integrity is the essence of everything successful. R. Buckminster Fuller
Integrity Everything Essence Successful
The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil. Thomas A. Edison
Best Solitude Thinking Worst Has-Been Been Done Turmoil
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