Just because something doesn’t do what you planned it to do doesn’t mean it’s useless.

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"There will one day spring from the brain of science a machine or force so fearful in its potentialities, so absolutely terrifying, that even man, the fighter, who will dare torture and death in order to inflict torture and death, will be appalled, and so abandon war forever."

- Thomas A. Edison

Hope

"I never did a day’s work in my life. It was all fun."

- Thomas A. Edison

Happiness

"When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this: you haven't."

- Thomas A. Edison

Motivation

"If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves."

- Thomas A. Edison

Motivation

"There is no substitute for hard work."

- Thomas A. Edison

Hard Work

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"We cannot solve problems with the kind of thinking we employed when we came up with them."

- Albert Einstein

Insight

"Vision is not what your eyes see, but an image that your brain comprehends."

- Touko Aozaki

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"The difference between genius and stupidity is; genius has its limits."

- Albert Einstein

Insight

"Someone asked me, if I were stranded on a desert island what book would I bring: ‘How to Build a Boat.’"

- Steven Wright

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"The shell of an oyster only hides the pearl inside."

- Jack

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