Thomas A. Edison Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“Hell, there are no rules here - we're trying to accomplish something.”

“Restlessness is discontent and discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.”

“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.”

“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!”

“To have a great idea, have a lot of them.”

“Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.”

“The value of an idea lies in the using of it.”

“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.”

“Nearly every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then he gets discouraged. That's not the place to become discouraged.”

“The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil.”