I never failed once. It just happened to be a 2000-step process. Thomas A. Edison More Quotes by Thomas A. Edison More Quotes From Thomas A. Edison The injurious agent in cigarettes comes principally from the burning paper wrapper. The substance thereby formed is called "acrolein." It has a violent action on the nerve centers, producing degeneration of the cells of the brain, which is quite rapid among boys. Unlike most narcotics, this degeneration is permanent and uncontrollable. I employ no person who smokes cigarettes. Thomas A. Edison cellsboysscience People who will not turn a shovel full of dirt on the project (Muscle Shoals Dam) nor contribute a pound of material, will collect more money from the United States than will the People who supply all the material and do all the work. This is the terrible thing about interest. Thomas A. Edison damsunited-statespeople I never once failed at making a light bulb. I just found out 99 ways not to make one. Thomas A. Edison lightfoundway The only thing I use my body for is to carry my brain around. Thomas A. Edison humorusebrain Friendship is the heaven of life. Thomas A. Edison heaven I am 67, but I'm not too old to make a fresh start. Thomas A. Edison fresh-startmotivationallife The money one gets for selling one's soul is always spent in deadening one's conscience, so the net gain at the end of a lifetime is no greater than if the diabolic bargain had not been struck. Thomas A. Edison gainssoulanimal If I had not had so much ambition and not tried to do so many things, I probably would have been happier, but less useful. Thomas A. Edison has-beensambitionifs Education isn't play--and it can't be made to look like play. It is hard, hard work. But it can be made interesting work. Thomas A. Edison hard-workplayeducation First be sure a thing is wanted or needed, then go ahead. Thomas A. Edison neededwantedfirsts Even though I am nearly deaf, I seem to be gifted with a kind of inner hearing which enables me to detect sounds and noises which the ordinary person does not hear. Thomas A. Edison soundordinarymotivational His genius he was quite content in one brief sentence to define; Of inspiration one percent, of perspiration, ninety nine. Thomas A. Edison ninety-nineinspirationpositive Because I readily absorb ideas from every source - frequently starting where the last person left off - I never pick up an item without thinking of how I might improve it. Thomas A. Edison motivationalideasthinking I try not to invent things that people don't need. Thomas A. Edison tryingpeopleneeds Ideas without execution are hallucinations. Thomas A. Edison executionhallucinationsideas Personally, I enjoy working about 18 hours a day. Besides the short catnaps I take each day, I average about four to five hours of sleep per night. Thomas A. Edison sleepmotivationalinspirational 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. Thomas A. Edison honestypeacelife Accomplishing something provides the only real satisfaction in life. Thomas A. Edison satisfaction-in-lifesatisfactionreal There is time for everything. Thomas A. Edison timemotivationalpeace I do not believe any type of religion should ever be introduced into the public schools of the United States. Thomas A. Edison atheistbelieveschool
