Eureka! "s like the one Archimedes had when he stepped in a bathtub and suddenly realized the answer to the problem of testing metals' density are few and far between, and mostly it's just trying and failing and trying something else, feeding in data and eliminating variables and staring at the results, trying to figure out where you went wrong. Connie Willis
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This quote is saying that it takes time, effort, and many tries to get something right. We all make mistakes, but the more we fail the better we know how to get things right next time. The more failures you have in life, the more self-confidence you will have when trying something new. This quote is also saying that if you are ever in a situation where you are stuck on something that seems impossible, just keep trying.

Don't give up just because you have failed in the past. Keep at it until you get success.

Source: Bellwether

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