Thomas A. EdisonThe three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense.
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The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense. This quote is a reminder that we cannot always control what happens in our lives, yet we can control how we respond to those events. The idea is that you need the strength of will to keep going no matter what. If you have been dealt a bad hand in life, you need to figure out a way to make the most of it.
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