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1 quote credited to Thomas Edison that doesn’t hold up.

ParaphrasedAdded Nov 6, 2026“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”Credited to Thomas Edison · The original: “Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results! I know several thousand things that won’t work.”

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