Thomas Edison quotes
25 quotes by Thomas Edison. Topics: Creativity, Failure, Famous Quotes, Friendship, Genius, Health, Humorous, Imagination, Inspirational, Knowledge, Motivational, Opportunity, Perseverance, Religion, Science, Success, Technology, Wellness, Wisdom, Work.
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“The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common sense.”
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“Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless.”
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“Hell, there are no rules here-- we're trying to accomplish something.”
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“We don't know a millionth of one percent about anything.”
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“If I find 10,000 ways something won't work, I haven't failed. I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.”
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“To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.”
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“There is no expedient to which a man will not go to avoid the labor of thinking.”
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“I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world.”
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“If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.”
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“I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun.”
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“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”
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“I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident”
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“As a cure for worrying, work is better than whisky.”
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“Faith, as well intentioned as it may be, must be built on facts, not fiction--faith in fiction is a damnable false hope.”
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“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.”
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“Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.”
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“Genius is one per cent inspiration, ninety-nine per cent perspiration.”
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“The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest her or his patients in the care of the human frame, in a proper diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease.”
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“Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won't work.”
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“Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.”
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“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”
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“Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”
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“The first requisite for success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem incessantly without growing weary.”
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“If we did the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves.”
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“Opportunity is missed by most because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”