“Religion is all bunk.”
Religion
“I know this world is ruled by infinite intelligence. Everything that surrounds us- everything that exists - proves that there are infinite laws behind it. There can be no denying this fact. It is mathematical in its precision.”
IntelligenceAll Quotes by Thomas A. Edison
“To my mind the old masters are not art their value is in their scarcity.”
Art“Hell, there are no rules here - we're trying to accomplish something.”
Business“I never did anything by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident they came by work.”
Work“I find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what the world calls success.”
Success“Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless.”
Business“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.”
Work“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.”
Time“It is astonishing what an effort it seems to be for many people to put their brains definitely and systematically to work.”
Work“Restlessness is discontent and discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.”
Failure“I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun.”
Life“There will one day spring from the brain of science a machine or force so fearful in its potentialities, so absolutely terrifying, that even man, the fighter, who will dare torture and death in order to inflict torture and death, will be appalled, and so abandon war forever.”
Death“To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.”
Good“There is no substitute for hard work.”
Work“The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common sense.”
Great“I know this world is ruled by infinite intelligence. Everything that surrounds us- everything that exists - proves that there are infinite laws behind it. There can be no denying this fact. It is mathematical in its precision.”
Intelligence“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”
Motivational“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.”
Money“The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil.”
Best“Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”
Failure