how many times did the guy who created the light bulb fail
The story goes that Thomas Edison failed more than 1,000 times when trying to create the light bulb. (The story is often told as 5,000 or 10,000 times depending on the version.) When asked about it, Edison allegedly said, I have not failed 1,000 times. I have successfully discovered 1,000 ways to NOT make a light bulb.. The idea is that -- even if you try and fail, it doesn't mean that you didn't learn something.