Thomas A. Edison Quotes
Born: February 11, 1847
Thomas A. Edison, the legendary inventor whose mind illuminated the modern world, possessed a profound understanding of human connection. Beyond the light bulb and the phonograph, he perceived that true innovation springs from collaboration and empathy. His philosophy held that genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration—a testament to the relentless effort required to build lasting bonds. Edison’s insights on love and connection resonate because he saw relationships as the most intricate of inventions, requiring patience, resilience, and shared vision. His words continue to inspire those seeking to spark deeper understanding and forge meaningful ties in an ever-changing world.
Thomas A. Edison Quotes (56)
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
— Thomas A. Edison"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time."
— Thomas A. Edison"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work."
— Thomas A. Edison"The chief function of the body is to carry the brain around."
— Thomas A. Edison"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up."
— Thomas A. Edison"Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration."
— Thomas A. Edison"If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves."
— Thomas A. Edison"There is no substitute for hard work."
— Thomas A. Edison"There's a way to do it better - find it."
— Thomas A. Edison"What you are will show in what you do."
— Thomas A. Edison"Hell, there are no rules here - we're trying to accomplish something."
— Thomas A. Edison"Discontent is the first necessity of progress."
— Thomas A. Edison"The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil."
— Thomas A. Edison"Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless."
— Thomas A. Edison"To have a great idea, have a lot of them."
— Thomas A. Edison"Religion is all bunk."
— Thomas A. Edison"The value of an idea lies in the using of it."
— Thomas A. Edison"We don't know a millionth of one percent about anything."
— Thomas A. Edison"Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages."
— Thomas A. Edison"I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun."
— Thomas A. Edison"Restlessness is discontent and discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure."
— Thomas A. Edison"Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits."
— Thomas A. Edison"To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk."
— Thomas A. Edison"Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure."
— Thomas A. Edison"The doctor of the future will give no medicine but will instruct his patient in the care of the human frame, in diet, and the cause and prevention of disease."
— Thomas A. Edison"The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common sense."
— Thomas A. Edison"Maturity is often more absurd than youth and very frequently is most unjust to youth."
— Thomas A. 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. Seeming to do is not doing."
— Thomas A. Edison"There is far more opportunity than there is ability."
— Thomas A. Edison"I never did anything by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work."
— Thomas A. Edison