Thomas Edison Mistake Quotes

Be inspired by Thomas Edison, read his quotes about mistakes and our thoughts on them. We hope his inspirational words of wisdom inspire you to look at your mistakes in a different light.

Thought For The Day
Thomas Edison Mistake Quotes
By Catherine Pulsifer

Imagine failing over and over again.
How would you feel?
Would you continue?
What would your attitude be?

There is one person who failed many times, yet he went on to invent the light bulb. That person?

Thomas Edison. The following quote answers all of the above questions: "Results! Why man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won't work."

Many of us give up when we fail. We allow an attitude of defeat to take over. Over the years whenever I failed or made a mistake, I always thought of Thomas Edison, of his achievements but more so of his attitude.

It isn't an easy thing to keep confronting failure after failure and keep going. For most of us, a few attempts and we tend to give up and either move on to something else, or just plain give up ever trying anything new again and simply carry on as we have always done. But, have you ever wondered what would have happened if you had just tried one more time, or two more times?

Sometimes, we are so close to reach that goal that it pains me to say that giving up was the very last thing you should have done. It isn’t that you didn’t want to succeed, but you didn’t want to succeed bad enough. Edison could have easily given up at the one hundredth try and probably no one would have called him a quitter. But, he carried on and on and on to over one thousand tries – now, that is what I call true perseverance.

Can you say the same?

Quitting before you should is one of the greatest faults that a lot of us must overcome. Sure it is difficult to continue with failure hounding at your doorstep. But, when you really want something bad, I mean really bad, there are no obstacles that should be able to keep you down. It is a matter of finding that solution to the issue without thinking that failure is just around the corner. It is much more beneficial to say that success is just around the corner.

Read the following wisdom and I think you will see a reflection of a man who had a positive attitude, a man who persevered and didn't let mistakes stop him.

"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up."

"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time."

"Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure."

"Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless."

So the next time you make a mistake, or feel discouraged, read Mr. Edison's quotes and adopt his attitude on mistakes!

Now, on the other hand if you are terrified that you may make a critical mistake, you are not on uncommon ground. There are thousands upon thousands of people who shudder at the thought of failing. To many, many people, a mistake made is so foreign to their thinking that they continue on the same path that appears to be safe and secure. But, here is the sad but true fact. Nothing in life is safe and secure. To think this way is to live in a false reality.

Take for example a job that you have right now. You have been working at the same place for several years and have your life completely planned out from one year to the next. You know what to expect each day you venture to work and you know what you will probably do almost every weekend. Now, this may seem safe and secure but is it really?

What is the possibility of your workplace being sold to another company, or that the company or store is shut down because of failing profits?

The possibility of a sale of your company is very real today just as it has been for years and so is the possibility that your company or store could be shut down due to sinking profitability. So, is life secure or safe? No it is not. Are you prepared just in case to find another job?

You cannot possibly hide from failure, mistakes or anything that comes unexpectedly. Life doesn’t work that way and never has.