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The only difference between a problem and a solution is that people understand the solution.

~Charles Kettering

Topics: Between Difference Only Only Difference People Problem Solution Understand

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There is a great difference between knowing and understanding: you can know a lot about something and not really understand it.

~Charles Kettering

Topics: About Between Difference Great Know Knowing Lot Really Something Understand Understanding You

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You can be sincere and still be stupid.

~Charles Kettering

Topics: Sincere Still Stupid You

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Keep on going and the chances are you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I have never heard of anyone stumbling on something sitting down.

~Charles Kettering

Topics: Anyone Chances Down Expecting Going Heard Keep Least Never Perhaps Sitting Something Stumble Stumbling Will You

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It is not a disgrace to fail. Failing is one of the greatest arts in the world.

~Charles Kettering

Topics: Arts Disgrace Fail Failing Greatest World

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If you have always done it that way, it is probably wrong.

~Charles Kettering

Topics: Always Done Way Wrong You

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An inventor fails 999 times, and if he succeeds once, he's in. He treats his failures simply as practice shots.

~Charles Kettering

Topics: Fails Failures He His Inventor Once Practice Shots Simply Succeeds Times Treats

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The opportunities of man are limited only by his imagination. But so few have imagination that there are ten thousand fiddlers to one composer.

~Charles Kettering

Topics: Composer Few His Imagination Limited Man Only Opportunities Ten Thousand

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The only time you mustn't fail is the last time you try.

~Charles Kettering

Topics: Fail Last Last Time Only Only Time Time Try You

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My definition of an educated man is the fellow who knows the right thing to do at the time it has to be done. You can be sincere and still be stupid.

~Charles Kettering

Topics: Definition Done Educated Fellow Knows Man Right Right Thing Sincere Still Stupid The Right Thing Thing Time Who You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Inventor

Born: August 29th, 1876

Died: November 25th, 1958

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