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Miscellaneous Quotes

All quotations below are found on Inspire21 ecards by corresponding "Topics."

Miscellaneous

"The Republican Party is the primary vehicle to ensure that the United States of America adheres to the political and economic principles that have made it the greatest nation in the history of the world." -- Rush H. Limbaugh, III

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Famous Failures

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Einstein was 4 years old before he could speak.

Iassc Newton did poorly in grade school and was considered "unpromising."

When Thomas Edison was a youngster, his teacher told him he was too stupid to learn anything. He was counseled to go into a field where he might succeed by virtue of his pleasant personality.

F.W. Woolworth got a job in a dry goods store when he was 21, but his boss would not permit him to wait on customers because he "didn't have enough sense to close a sale."

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