Thomas Edison Quotes

Biography: Thomas Edison is known for inventing the phonograph, the motion pictur... more Biography: Thomas Edison is known for inventing the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the long-lasting electric light bulb. Born in 1847 in Ohio, Edison held over 1,000 patents. His work in the laboratory at Menlo Park earned him the nickname "The Wizard of Menlo Park," revolutionizing the world with his innovations. less

"The best thinking has been done in solitude The worst has been done in turmoil""Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits""Vision without execution is just hallucination.""Hell there are no rules here we're trying to accomplish something""The doctor of the future will give no medicine but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease""There's a way to do it better - find it""Your worth consists in what you are and not in what you have""Five percent of the people think ten percent of the people think they think and the other eighty-five percent would rather die than think""To invent you need a good imagination and a pile of junk""There is always a better way""Be courageous I have seen many depressions in business""The value of an idea lies in the using of it.""I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun.""Restlessness is discontent and discontent is the first necessity of progress.""Discontent is the first necessity of progress.""What you are will show in what you do.""We often miss opportunity because it's dressed in overalls and looks like work.""The chief function of the body is to carry the brain around.""The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common sense.""Opportunity is missed by most because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work."

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