Thomas A Edison Quotes

I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun.

One might think that the money value of an invention constitutes its reward to the man who loves his work. But... I continue to find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what the world calls success.

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.

Religion is all bunk.

Anything that won't sell, I don't want to invent. Its sale is proof of utility, and utility is success.

I find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what the world calls success.

Waste is worse than loss. The time is coming when every person who lays claim to ability will keep the question of waste before him constantly. The scope of thrift is limitless.

There is no substitute for hard work.

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

The reason a lot of people do not recognize opportunity is because it usually goes around wearing overalls looking like hard work.

I never did anything by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident they came by work.

It is astonishing what an effort it seems to be for many people to put their brains definitely and systematically to work.

Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won't work.