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“I know of over 3,000 ways [that] a light bulb does not work.”

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Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and entrepreneur, known as the 'Wizard of Menlo Park' and the 'Inventor of the Age.' He held over 1,000 patents, including the light bulb, phonograph, motion picture camera, and electrical power system. Edison made significant contributions to the fields of electricity, chemistry, and mechanical engineering, profoundly impacting modern industrial and technological development. more

“Which are the people who have influenced us most? Not the ones who thought they did, but those who had not the remotest notion that they were influencing us. In the Christian life, the implicit is never conscious, if it is conscious it ceases to have this unaffected loveliness which is the characteristic of the touch of Jesus. We always know when Jesus is at work because He produces in the commonplace something that is inspiring.”

People Ifs Knows Christian Jesus Influence Produce Conscious Notion Cease Christian Life Characteristics Commonplace Loveliness Implicit

Book:My Utmost for His Highest Classic Edition

Source: My Utmost for His Highest Classic Edition

“Let me tell you girls the three most important things I learned about life: Number one: Hold fast to your friends; number two: There's no such thing as security; and number three: Don't go see 'Ishtar.'”

Two Important Girl Three Numbers Security Let Me Important Things Hold Fast Number Three Golden Girls

Author:Estelle Getty

“I don't like to think of it as being fired. Instead, I prefer to think of it as being on indefinite leave with a sabbatical flair.”

Thinking Flair Sabbatical

Author:J. Cole

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