Thomas A. Edison Quotes
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There is no subsitute for hard work.
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I cannot believe in the immortality of the soul. No, all this talk of an existence for us, as individuals, beyond the grave is wrong. It is born of our tenacity of life - our desire to go on living - our dread of coming to an end.
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My mother was the making of me. She was so true and so sure of me, I felt that I had someone to live for - someone I must not disappoint. The memory of my mother will always be a blessing to me.
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An average American loves his family. If he has any love left over for some other person, he generally selects Mark Twain.
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The stomach is the only part of man which can be fully satisfied. The yearning of man's brain for new knowledge and experience and for more pleasant and comfortable surroundings never can be completely met. It is an appetite which cannot be appeased.
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Personally, I enjoy working about 18 hours a day. Besides the short catnaps I take each day, I average about four to five hours of sleep per night.
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The reason a lot of people do not recognize opportunity is because it usually goes around wearing overalls looking like hard work.
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Results? Why, man, I have gotten lots of results! If I find 10,000 ways something won't work, I haven't failed. I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is often a step forward.
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I am a vegetarian as well as a passionate anti-alcoholic, because I can thus make better use of my brain.
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There is no limit to which a man will not go to avoid thinking.
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I love great music and art, but I think 'cubist' songs and paintings are hideous.
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It is astonishing what an effort it seems to be for many people to put their brains definitely and systematically to work.
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No, I haven't failed thousands of times. On the contrary, I have successfully eliminated thousands of ideas that do not work!
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I try not to invent things that people don't need.
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I would rather have one man with enthusiasm working with me than ten who are complacent.
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Everything comes to those who hustle while they wait.
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Somewhere between the ages of eleven and fifteen, the average child begins to suffer from an atrophy, the paralysis of curiosity and the suspension of the power to observe. The trouble, I should judge, to lie with the schools.
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The trouble with most people is that they quit before they start.
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I'll try anything...I'll even try Limburger cheese!
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The man who doesn’t make up his mind to cultivate the habit of thinking misses the greatest pleasure in life.