Quotes from Thomas Edison

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  Genius is one per cent inspiration, ninety-nine per cent perspiration.View Quote →
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  Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.View Quote →
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  As a cure for worrying, work is better than whisky.View Quote →
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  Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won't work.View Quote →
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  Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.View Quote →
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  If we did the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves.View Quote →
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  We don't know a millionth of one percent about anything.Thomas EdisonView Quote →
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  The first requisite for success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem incessantly without growing weary.Thomas EdisonView Quote →
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  Hell, there are no rules here-- we're trying to accomplish something.Thomas EdisonView Quote →
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  I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accidentThomas EdisonView Quote →
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  I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world.Thomas EdisonView Quote →
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  If I find 10,000 ways something won't work, I haven't failed. I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.Thomas EdisonView Quote →
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  The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common sense.Thomas EdisonView Quote →
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  Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless.Thomas EdisonView Quote →
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  If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.Thomas EdisonView Quote →
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  I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun.Thomas EdisonView Quote →
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  I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.Thomas EdisonView Quote →
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  Faith, as well intentioned as it may be, must be built on facts, not fiction--faith in fiction is a damnable false hope.Thomas EdisonView Quote →
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  Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.View Quote →
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  Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.Thomas EdisonView Quote →
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  To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.Thomas EdisonView Quote →