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Any man who takes a job with the idea that it is simply a springboard for something else is a chump. His attention will be more on the other things than on the job at hand and so he will fail.
Charles Edison
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"Any man who takes a job with the idea that it is simply a springboard for something else is a chump. His attention will be more on the other things than on the job at hand and so he will fail."
— Charles Edison

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Any man who takes a job with the idea that it is simply a springboard for something else is a chump. His attention will be more on the other things than on the job at hand and so he will fail. — Charles Edison

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Charles Edison was a Businessman from United States (1890–1969).

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Who said "Any man who takes a job with the idea that it is simply a springboard for somet…"?
This quote is attributed to Charles Edison, a Businessman from United States.
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Charles Edison lived from 1890 – 1969.