Thomas A. Edison Quotes

It is very beautiful over there. (last words)

I have not failed 10,000 times. I have succeeded in proving that those 10,000 ways will not work.

The inventor tries to meet the demand of a crazy civilization.

I am much less interested in what is called God's word than in God's deeds. All bibles are man-made.

There cannot be overproduction of anything which men and women want. And their wants are unlimited, except by the size of their stomachs.

In creating technology for ourselves we created it for the world.

An average American loves his family. If he has any love left over for some other person, he generally selects Mark Twain.

I never failed. It just didn't work 10,000 times.

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 foundations and individual donors whose priorities don't align with my organization's.

I love great music and art, but I think 'cubist' songs and paintings are hideous.

Let the public throw bouquets to the inventors and in time we will all be happy.

Direct thought is not an attribute of feminity. In this, women are now centuries behind man.

We are striking it big in the electric light, better than my vivid imagination first conceived. Where this thing is going to stop Lord only knows.

Books will soon be obsolete in the schools... Our school system will be completely changed in the next ten years.

The roots of tobacco plants must go clear through to hell. Satan's principal agent Dyspepsia must have charge of this branch of the vegetable kingdom.

I am afraid of radium and polonium ... I don't want to monkey with them.

It is the best book ever written on the subject. There is nothing like it!

I know of over 3,000 ways [that] a light bulb does not work.

Radio is just a fashion contrivance that will soon die out. It is obvious that there never will be invented a proper receiver!

Interest is the invention of Satan.

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

If we all did the things we are really capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.

We often miss opportunity because it's dressed in overalls and looks like work

I haven't failed, I have just found 10, 000 ways that won't work.

Restlessness is discontent and discontent is the first necessity of progress.

I am long on ideas but short on time. I expect to live only about a hundred years.

Be courageous! ... I have seen many depressions in business. Always America has come out stronger and more prosperous. Be as brave as your fathers before you. Have faith! Go forward.

Results? Why man I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won't work.

They say President Wilson has blundered. Perhaps he has but I notice he usually blunders forward.

Results! Why man I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won't work.

Many of life's failures are men who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.

As a cure for worrying work is better than whiskey.

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

If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.

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

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.

I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun.

To my mind the old masters are not art their value is in their scarcity.

Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.