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Thomas A. Edison Quotes

The reason a lot of people do not recognize opportunity is because it usually goes around wearing overalls looking like hard work.

Thomas A. Edison

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: inventor
Nationality: american
Birth: February 11, 1847 - October 18, 1931

Topics

Work Hard Work Opportunity People

Denim comes and goes into style often, but my Levi's have longevity. They will never be just a fad.

Melina Matsoukas

Style Will Never Longevity Just Fad

The want of logic annoys. Too much logic bores. Life eludes logic, and everything that logic alone constructs remains artificial and forced.

Life Alone Logic Too Much Want Much

I rather envy writers who do variations on a theme. I like reading those books, but in practice, I can't do it.

John Lanchester

Practice Reading Envy Theme Books

Our most famous writers are Faulkner and Eudora Welty and Flannery O'Connor. It would make sense that the poetry would reflect some of those same values, some of the same techniques.

Poetry Famous Values Same Reflect

I usually spend my free time worrying about when I'm going to work next.

Work Time Free Next Free Time Going

I was born in Faridabad but brought up in Delhi and Mumbai. My father had been living hand-to-mouth and literally slept on railway platforms when he came to Mumbai for the first time to become a film singer. My parents were both singers; they sang together and fell in love due to their singing.

Love Father Time Together Parents

I've got two bikes that get me everywhere I need to go. And public transportation.

Julia Butterfly Hill

Me Transportation Go Need Two Get

We pay for the mistakes of our ancestors, and it seems only fair that they should leave us the money to pay with.

Money Mistakes Ancestors Fair Pay

I make it a point to go home every weekend so I can meet with Georgians and hear from them directly.

Home Weekend I Can Go Meet Point

I have always thought that term limits for Justices sound good until you really give the issue some thought.

Good Limits Thought You Sound Give

You never know, I might get back into coaching someday.

Coaching You Back Know Never Get

In film roles, I play a lot of heavies and a lot of bad guys, so I tend to be the jokester and the good-time Charlie on the set.

Bad Play Film Set Bad Guys Guys

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