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Great ideas originate in the muscles.
Thomas A. Edison
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Thomas A. Edison
Age: 84 †
Born: 1847
Born: February 11
Died: 1931
Died: October 18
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One might think that the money value of an invention constitutes its reward to the man who loves his work. But... I continue to find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what the world calls success.
Thomas A. Edison
X-rays ... I am afraid of them. I stopped experimenting with them two years ago, when I came near to losing my eyesight and Dally, my assistant practically lost the use of both of his arms.
Thomas A. Edison
Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won't work.
Thomas A. Edison
Invention is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration.
Thomas A. Edison
I consider Paine our greatest political thinker. As we have not advanced, and perhaps never shall advance, beyond the Declaration and Constitution, so Paine has had no successors who extended his principles.
Thomas A. Edison
When I have eliminated the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will work.
Thomas A. Edison
I think work is the world's greatest fun.
Thomas A. Edison
Work while others are wishing.
Thomas A. Edison
My main purpose in life is to make enough money to create ever more inventions…. The dove is my emblem…. I want to save and advance human life, not destroy it…. I am proud of the fact that I have never invented weapons to kill….
Thomas A. Edison
The three things that are most essential to achievement are common sense, hard work and stick-to-it-iv-ness.
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None of my inventions came by accident. I see a worthwhile need to be met and I make trial after trial until it comes. What it boils down to is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration.
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I did not fail two thousand times. I merely found two thousand ways not to make a lightbulb.
Thomas A. Edison
They were not failures, they were new found ways of what does not work I can accept failure,everyonefails at something. But I can't accept not trying
Thomas A. Edison
The memory of my mother will always be a blessing to me.
Thomas A. Edison
Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless.
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A teacher sent the following note home with a six-year-old boy 'He is too stupid to learn.' That boy was Thomas A. Edison.
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The thing I lose patience with the most is the clock. Its hands move too fast
Thomas A. Edison
Negative results are just what I want. They’re just as valuable to me as positive results. I can never find the thing that does the job best until I find the ones that don’t.
Thomas A. Edison
I make more mistakes than anyone else I know, and sooner or later, I patent most of them.
Thomas A. Edison
There is no limit to which a man will not go to avoid thinking.
Thomas A. Edison
