If we all did the things we are really capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves. Thomas Edison View this quote
Two per cent is genius and ninety-eight per cent is hard work. Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison
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 Edison
What is a college? An institute of learning. What is a business? An institute of learning. Life, itself, is an institute of learning. Thomas Edison
All bibles are man-made. Thomas Edison
Any large extension of the Government into business affairs – no matter what the pretense and no matter how the the extension is labeled – will be bound to promote waste and put a curb on our prosperity and progress. Thomas Edison
As a cure for worrying, work is far 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
Barring serious accidents, if you are not preoccupied with worry and you work hard, you can look forward to a reasonably lengthy existence…. Its not the hard work that kills, its the worrying that kills. Thomas Edison
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 Edison
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. Thomas Edison
Discontent is the first necessity of progress. Thomas Edison
American inventor and businessman
February 11th, 1847 - October 18th, 1931