The difference between successful people and others is how long they can concentrate on a problem without getting bored.

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"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work."

- Thomas Edison

Hard Work

"I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that don’t work."

- Thomas Edison

Failure

"I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work."

- Thomas Edison

Resilience

""Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.""

- Thomas Edison

Hard Work

"Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up."

- Thomas Edison

Failure

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"Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work in hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus."

- Alexander Graham Bell

Focus

"The successful warrior is the average man with laser-like focus."

- Bruce Lee

Focus

"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal."

- Henry Ford

Focus

"The key to success is to focus on goals, not obstacles. Let this Tuesday be a day of focus."

Focus

"If you can’t do something, then don’t. Focus on what you can."

- Shiroe

Focus