The reason a lot of people do not recognize opportunity is because it usually goes around wearing overalls looking like hard work. Thomas Alva Edison

The reason a lot of people do not recognize opportunity is because it usually goes around wearing overalls looking like hard work.

Thomas Alva Edison

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