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The Little Book of Big Management Wisdom
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The Little Book of Big Management Wisdom

by Dr. James McGrath
August 2017
Intermediate to advanced
256 pages
4h 30m
English
Pearson Business
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QUOTATION 17

THOMAS EDISON ON WHY PERSISTENCE NOT INSPIRATION LEADS TO SUCCESS

Use this to motivate yourself when everything is going against you.

Thomas Edison (1847–1931), American inventor and founder of General Electric Corporation, famously failed to make a working electric light bulb 999 times, or so the myth goes, but was successful on his 1,000th attempt. He probably invented that story to show what a vital part persistence plays in any final success.

Many of life’s failures are people who did not realise how close they were to success when they gave up.

Thomas Edison

Very often people overcome the huge initial problems they face only to give up halfway through the project. This is because initial enthusiasm has waned, finishing ...

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