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Thomas A. Edison Quotes: 9

  • I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.

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

  • Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.

  • The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense.

  • If we all did the things we are really capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.

  • When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this - you haven't.

  • To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.

  • I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world.

  • If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.