Thomas Alva Edison ( 10 of 30 )
Results! Why man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several
thousand things that won't work.
Results! Why man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several
thousand things that won't work.
I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun.
I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun.
Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.
Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.
Your worth consists in what you are and not in what you have.
Your worth consists in what you are and not in what you have.
The body is a community made up of its innumerable cells or
inhabitants.
The body is a community made up of its innumerable cells or
inhabitants.
Not only will atomic power be released, but someday we will harness the rise and fall of the tides and read more
Not only will atomic power be released, but someday we will harness the rise and fall of the tides and imprison the rays of the sun.
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up.
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up.
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. -Thomas Alva Edison.
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. -Thomas Alva Edison.
I never pick up an item without thinking of how I might improve it. I never perfected an invention that read more
I never pick up an item without thinking of how I might improve it. I never perfected an invention that I did not think about in terms of the service it might give others. I want to save and advance human life, not destroy it. I am proud of the fact that I never invented weapons to kill. The dove is my emblem.
Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless.
Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless.
