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Nearly every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then he gets discouraged. That's not the place to become discouraged.
Thomas A. Edison
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"Nearly every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then he gets discouraged. That's not the place to become discouraged."
— Thomas A. Edison

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Nearly every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then he gets discouraged. That's not the place to become discouraged. — Thomas A. Edison

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Thomas A. Edison was a Inventor from United States (1847–1931).

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This quote is attributed to Thomas A. Edison, a Inventor from United States.
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Thomas A. Edison lived from 1847 – 1931.