Thomas A. Edison, the prolific American inventor, illuminates timeless wisdom through his quotes. His commitment to innovation resonates in, “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” Edison’s optimism shines with, “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” His insights on creativity are evident in, “Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.” Edison’s quotes encapsulate his pioneering spirit and enduring impact on technological progress, inspiring generations to persevere and embrace the journey of discovery.
Thomas A. Edison Quotes in English
I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.
The three great essentials to achieve anything worth doing are: hard work, stick-to-itiveness, and common sense.
I never did a day’s work in my life. It was all fun.
I find out what the world needs. Then, I go ahead and invent it.
The value of an idea lies in the using of it.
There’s a way to do it better – find it.
Your worth consists in what you are and not in what you have.
Just because something doesn’t do what you planned it to do doesn’t mean it’s useless.
Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.
I never did anything by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work.
To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.
Discontent is the first necessity of progress.
Just ahead lies a vista of new thoughts, new ideas, new dreams, and new accomplishments.
There is no substitute for hard work.
I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work.
The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil.
The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will instruct his patient in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease.
The body is a community made up of its innumerable cells or inhabitants.
Restlessness is discontent and discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.
Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment, and to either of these ends, there must be forethought, system, planning, intelligence, and honest purpose, as well as perspiration. Seeming to do is not doing.
The best way to predict the future is to invent it.
Nearly every man who develops an idea works at it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then gets discouraged. That’s not the place to become discouraged.
I am not overly impressed by the great names and reputations of those who might be trying to beat me to an invention. It’s their ‘ideas’ that appeal to me. I am quite correctly described as ‘more of a sponge than an inventor.’
Hell, there are no rules here – we’re trying to accomplish something.
What you are will show in what you do.
The chief function of the body is to carry the brain around.
I start where the last man left off.
Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won’t work.
I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world.
The successful person makes a habit of doing what the failing person doesn’t like to do.
The three things that are most essential to achievement are common sense, hard work, and stick-to-it-iveness.
I never did anything by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work.
Be courageous. I have seen many depressions in business. Always America has emerged from these stronger and more prosperous. Be brave as your fathers before you. Have faith! Go forward!
There is always a better way.
Great ideas originate in the muscles.
The doctor of the future will give no medicine but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease.
The successful man is the one who finds out what is the matter with his business before his competitors do.
Just because something doesn’t do what you planned it to do doesn’t mean it’s useless.
Discontent is the first necessity of progress.
The man who doesn’t make up his mind to cultivate the habit of thinking misses the greatest pleasure in life.
The only time I ever made money was when I was sleeping.
There’s a way to do it better – find it.
I have friends who have piles of money but they are not rich.
Your worth consists in what you are and not in what you have.
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If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.
Time is really the only capital that any human being has, and the one thing he can’t afford to lose.
There is far more opportunity than there is ability.
The value of an idea lies in the using of it.
The three great essentials to achieve anything are first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; and third, common sense.
To do much clear thinking, a person must arrange for regular periods of solitude when they can concentrate and indulge the imagination without distraction.
I have always been ahead of my time.
We often miss opportunities because it’s dressed in overalls and looks like work.
The reason a lot of people do not recognize opportunity is because it usually goes around wearing overalls looking like hard work.
The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil.
The mind of a child is naturally active, it develops through exercise. Give a child plenty of exercise, for body and brain.
The body is a servant of the mind.
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.
Be courageous. I have seen many depressions in business. Always America has emerged from these stronger and more prosperous. Be brave as your fathers before you. Have faith! Go forward!
Restlessness and discontent are the first necessities of progress.
Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages.
Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.
Vision without execution is hallucination.
The best way to get a good idea is to get a lot of ideas.
Anything that won’t sell, I don’t want to invent. Its sale is proof of utility, and utility is success.
To have a great idea, have a lot of them.
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
The first requisite of success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem incessantly without growing weary.
The body is a community made up of its innumerable cells or inhabitants.
Five percent of the people think; ten percent of the people think they think, and the other eighty-five percent would rather die than think.
Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
There’s no rules. Let me be frank with you. There’s no rules. You write programs to do certain things. You put this fellow over here, and that fellow over there. This big boy does this and this little fellow does that. That’s all there is to it.
Desperation is the mother of invention.
I never did a day’s work in my life. It was all fun.
The only person who always makes progress is the person who works and exercises his brain.
A genius is often merely a talented person who has done all of his or her homework.
People don’t work the way they used to. They’re looking for more purpose in their work.
Be courageous. I have seen many depressions in business. Always America has emerged from these stronger and more prosperous. Be brave as your fathers before you. Have faith! Go forward!
There’s a better way to do it. Find it!
The successful person makes a habit of doing what the failing person doesn’t like to do.
Just because something doesn’t do what you planned it to do doesn’t mean it’s useless.
The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil.
To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.
The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.
If we all did the things we are really capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.
The successful man is the one who had the chance and took it.
The best way to predict the future is to invent it.
Anything that won’t sell, I don’t want to invent. Its sale is proof of utility, and utility is success.
The chief function of the body is to carry the brain around.
The three great essentials to achieve anything are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense.
To my mind, a picture should be something pleasant, cheerful, and pretty, yes, pretty! There are too many unpleasant things in life as it is without creating still more of them.
The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil.
What you are will show in what you do.
Just because something doesn’t do what you planned it to do doesn’t mean it’s useless.
Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.
The reason a lot of people do not recognize opportunity is because it usually goes around wearing overalls looking like hard work.
