I didn't fail 1000 times. The light bulb was an invention with 1000 steps.
I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world.
The inventor tries to meet the demand of a crazy civilization.
We haven't failed. We now know a thousand things that won't work, so we are much closer to finding what will.
Sticking to it is the genius.
I start where the last man left off.