Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
The beauty of a great idea lies in the art of using it.
Thomas A. Edison
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
Thomas A. Edison
Age: 84 †
Born: 1847
Born: February 11
Died: 1931
Died: October 18
Businessperson
Engineer
Entrepreneur
Film Director
Inventor
Lighting Designer
Mathematician
Physicist
Screenwriter
Milan
Ohio
Thomas A. Edison
Thomas Edison
Edison Thomas Alva
Lies
Beauty
Lying
Idea
Art
Ideas
Great
Using
More quotes by Thomas A. Edison
I've realized that most of my best ideas have followed a good night's sleep.
Thomas A. Edison
Remember, life is all what you focus on. Learn lessons and keep moving forward towards your goals and dreams... I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
Thomas A. Edison
There is great value in disaster. All our mistakes are burned up. Thank God we can start a new.
Thomas A. Edison
I never did a day's work in my life, it was all fun.
Thomas A. Edison
Success is the result of hard work.
Thomas A. Edison
The chief function of the body is to carry the brain around.
Thomas A. Edison
All bibles are man-made.
Thomas A. Edison
Two per cent. is genius, and ninety-eight per cent. is hard work.
Thomas A. Edison
The United States, and other advanced nations, will someday be able to produce instruments of death so terrible the world will be in abject terror of itself and its ability to end civilization.... Such war-making weapons should be developed - but only for purposes of discovery and experimentation
Thomas A. Edison
The inventor tries to meet the demand of a crazy civilization.
Thomas A. Edison
To those searching for truth -- not the truth of dogma and darkness but the truth brought by reason, search, examination, and inquiry, discipline is required. For faith, as well intentioned as it may be, must be built on facts, not fiction -- faith in fiction is a damnable false hope.
Thomas A. Edison
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. As a result, a genius is often a talented person who has simply done all of his homework.
Thomas A. Edison
Genius? Nothing! Sticking to it is the genius! Any other bright-minded fellow can accomplish just as much if he will stick like hell and remember nothing that's any good works by itself. You've got to make the damn thing work!...I failed my way to success.
Thomas A. Edison
Sleep is like a drug. Take too much at a time and it makes you dopey. You lose time and opportunities.
Thomas A. Edison
I have not failed 10,000 times. I have succeeded in proving that those 10,000 ways will not work.
Thomas A. Edison
My main purpose in life is to make money so I can afford to go on creating more inventions.
Thomas A. Edison
There's a way to do it better - find it.
Thomas A. Edison
I am proud of the fact that I never invented weapons to kill.
Thomas A. Edison
Success depends on how many experiments you can fit into 24 hours
Thomas A. Edison
Direct thought is not an attribute of feminity. In this, women are now centuries behind man.
Thomas A. Edison
