“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”
Motivational
“To have a great idea, have a lot of them.”
GreatAll Quotes by Thomas A. Edison
“I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world.”
Friendship“I find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what the world calls success.”
Success“Anything that won't sell, I don't want to invent. Its sale is proof of utility, and utility is success.”
Success“I never did anything by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident they came by work.”
Work“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“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“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“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“I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun.”
Life“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”
Work“Religion is all bunk.”
Religion“Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.”
Failure“To have a great idea, have a lot of them.”
Great“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“The reason a lot of people do not recognize opportunity is because it usually goes around wearing overalls looking like hard work.”
Work“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. Seeming to do is not doing.”
Intelligence“Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won't work.”
Work“Be courageous. I have seen many depressions in business. Always America has emerged from these stronger and more prosperous. Be brave as your fathers before you. Have faith! Go forward!”
Business