If we did all the things we were capable of doing we would literally astonish ourselves. — Thomas Alva Edison
There will one day spring from the brain of science a machine or force so fearful in its potentialities — Thomas Alva Edison
They say president wilson has blundered. Perhaps he has, but I notice he usually blunders forward. — Thomas Alva Edison
Results! why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won’t work. — Thomas Alva Edison
The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil. — Thomas Alva Edison
There is no expedient to which a man will not go to avoid the labor of thinking. — Thomas Alva Edison
I never did anything by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work. — Thomas Alva Edison
If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves. — Thomas Alva Edison
It is astonishing what an effort it seems to be for many people to put their brains definitely and systematically to work. — Thomas Alva Edison
Nearly every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it looks impossible — Thomas Alva Edison
Maturity is often more absurd than youth and very frequently is most unjust to youth. — Thomas Alva Edison
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. — Thomas Alva Edison
I find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what the world calls success. — Thomas Alva Edison
Anything that won’t sell, I don’t want to invent. Its sale is proof of utility, and utility is success. — Thomas Alva Edison
When I have fully decided that a result is worth getting I go ahead of it and make trial after trial until it comes. — Thomas Alva Edison