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Thomas A. Edison

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VILLIERS DE L'ISLE-ADAM I never trust a fighting man who doesnt smoke or drink.
ADMIRAL FREDERICK I never trust a fighting man who doesnt smoke or drink.
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NEWT GINGRICH If Thomas Edison invented electric light today, Dan Rather would report it on CBS News as "candle ma...
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ERIN HUNTER I have failed at many things, but I have never been afraid.
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GIL MECHE I did not win a medal but I have shown that I can still compete with these younger guys.
GEORG HACKL I recognize that there was work people did before we got here, and I have respect for that.
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RAJA If it doesnt help, I damned sure dont know what will.
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DARREL DROBNICH I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun.
THOMAS A. EDISON I was never a man of great ambition
I cried too easily
I didn't have a head for science NICOLE KRAUSS He's never shown any aggression that I have ever seen towards anybody.
KRISTEN BUTLER I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
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~ANYA SUNDQUIST~ Playing fast was something I was never aware I did. It was just the way I played,
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MORGAN FREEMAN A wise girl kisses but doesn't love, listens but doesnt believe, and leaves before she is left.
ASHISH KUMAR I never read reviews at all. I'm proud of the work I did.
NICOLE KIDMAN Never work before breakfast. If you have to work before breakfast, get your breakfast first.
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