To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. Thomas A. Edison More Quotes by Thomas A. Edison More Quotes From Thomas A. Edison I never quit until I get what I want. Thomas A. Edison quittingnever-quitwant Never be discouraged, because every wrong turn attempt, when left behind you, is another step forward taking you closer to your goals. Thomas A. Edison behind-youpowerfulgoal Vision without execution is delusion. Thomas A. Edison executionvisionpositive Good fortune is what happens when opportunity meets with planning. Thomas A. Edison optimismluckopportunity Be courageous! Have faith! Go forward. Thomas A. Edison have-faithcouragemotivational Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration. Thomas A. Edison motivationalpositiveinspirational Never Say I Failed 99 Times, Say I Discovered 99 Ways Which Causes Failure! Thomas A. Edison causesway Before you reject an idea, find at least five good things about it. Thomas A. Edison good-thingsimaginationideas Today, I am wondering what would have happened to me by now, if, fifty years ago, some fluent talker had converted me to the theory of the eight-hour day and convinced me that it was not fair to my fellow-workers to put forth my best efforts in my work? I am glad that the eight-hour day had not been invented when I was a young man. If my life had been made up of eight-hour days, I don't believe I could have accomplished a great deal. Thomas A. Edison worklifecountry The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil. Thomas A. Edison innovationsolitudethinking I have better use for my brain than to poison it with alcohol. To put alcohol in the human brain is like putting sand in the bearings of an engine. Thomas A. Edison alcoholpoisonbrain Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there must be forethought, system, planning, intelligence, and honest purpose, as well as perspiration. Seeming to do is not doing. Thomas A. Edison realmotivationalinspirational 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 A. Edison failuresuccessjobs Your worth consists in what you are and not in what you have. Thomas A. Edison successinspiringhappiness Most of my ideas belonged to other people who never bothered to develop them. Thomas A. Edison botheredpeopleideas The perils of overwork are slight compared with the dangers of inactivity. Thomas A. Edison inactivityperildanger My mother was the making of me. She was so true and so sure of me, I felt that I had someone to live for - someone I must not disappoint. The memory of my mother will always be a blessing to me. Thomas A. Edison mommotherappreciation The First 40 hours of work per week are for survival. Everything after that is for success. Thomas A. Edison weeksurvivalfirsts Discontent is the first necessity of progress. Thomas A. Edison motivationalhappinessinspirational Unfortunately, there seems to be far more opportunity out there than ability.... We should remember that good fortune often happens when opportunity meets with preparation. Thomas A. Edison successmotivationalinspirational
