Thomas Edison Quotes
February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931
Thomas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, USA. While he had many accomplishments in his lifetime, he is most remembered for his inventionof the lightbulb. He had a strong work ethic, and was determinednot to give up. He presevered and had a positive attitude when he faced challenges. Truly, Thomas A. Edison’s persistence and determination is an inspiration to all of us!
I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work.
Thomas Edison
Work |
Negative results are just what I want. They’re just as valuable to me as positive results. I can never find the thing that does the job best until I find the ones that don’t.
Thomas Edison
Positive |
Hard work, nothing to divert my thought, clear air and simple food made my life very pleasant.
Thomas Edison
Simplicity |
You can’t realize your dreams unless you have one to begin with.
Thomas Edison
Dream |
Because ideas have to be original only with regard to their adaptation to the problem at hand, I am always extremely interested in how others have used them.
Thomas Edison
Problem |
I don’t live with the past; I am living for to-day and to-morrow.
Thomas Edison
Inspirational Quotes |
Your worth consists in what you are and not in what you have.
Thomas Edison
Being Yourself |
I am long on ideas, but short on time. I expect to live to be only about a hundred.
Thomas Edison
Time |
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.
Thomas Edison
Inspirational Thoughts |
What a man’s mind can create, man’s character should control.
Thomas Edison
Character |
Barring serious accidents, if you are not preoccupied with worry and you work hard, you can look forward to a reasonably lengthy existence. It�s not the hard work that kills; it’s the worrying that kills.
Thomas Edison
Worry |
Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
Thomas Edison
Failure |
I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.
Thomas Edison
Discouraged |
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!
Thomas Edison
Faith |
Anything that won’t sell, I don’t want to invent. Its sale is proof of utility, and utility is success.
Thomas Edison
Motivation |
As a cure for worrying, work is better than whiskey. I always found that, if I began to worry, the best thing I could do was focus upon doing something useful and then work very hard at it. Soon, I would forget what was troubling me.
Thomas Edison
Focus |
I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world.
Thomas Edison
Friendship |
There is always a better way.
Thomas Edison
Graduation |
We don’t know a millionth of one percent about anything.
Thomas Edison
Knowledge |
Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.
Thomas Edison
Comfort Zone |
There is no substitute for hard work.
Thomas Edison
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