![He [Thomas Edison] considered [money] as a raw material, like metal, to be used rather than amassed, and so he kept plowing his funds into new projects. Several times he was all but bankrupt. But he refused to let dollar signs govern his actions.](/assets/img/quote-photos/he-thomas-edison-considered-money-as-a-raw-material-like-metal-to-be-used-r.jpg)
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