Thomas A. Edison ( 10 of 23 )
There is no expedient to which a man will not go to avoid the labor of thinking.
There is no expedient to which a man will not go to avoid the labor of thinking.
It is astonishing what an effort it seems to be for many people to put their brains definitely and systematically read more
It is astonishing what an effort it seems to be for many people to put their brains definitely and systematically to work.
Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.
Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.
Hell, there are no rules here - we're trying to accomplish something.
Hell, there are no rules here - we're trying to accomplish something.
There's a way to do it better - find it.
There's a way to do it better - find it.
Restlessness and discontent are the necessities of progress.
Restlessness and discontent are the necessities of progress.
Maturity is often more absurd than youth and very frequently is most unjust to youth.
Maturity is often more absurd than youth and very frequently is most unjust to youth.
Waste is worse than loss. The time is coming when every person who lays claim to ability will keep the read more
Waste is worse than loss. The time is coming when every person who lays claim to ability will keep the question of waste before him constantly. The scope of thrift is limitless.
There is far more opportunity than there is ability.
There is far more opportunity than there is ability.
I never once made a discovery ... I speak without exaggeration that I have constructed three thousand different theories in read more
I never once made a discovery ... I speak without exaggeration that I have constructed three thousand different theories in connection with the electric light ... Yet in only two cases did my experiments prove the truth of my theory.
