46 Quotes By Thomas A. Edison


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

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.
Thomas A. Edison on money

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.
Thomas A. Edison on motivational

Religion is all bunk.
Thomas A. Edison on religion

There will one day spring from the brain of science a machine or force so fearful in its potentialities, so absolutely terrifying, that even man, the fighter, who will dare torture and death in order to inflict torture and death, will be appalled, and so abandon war forever.
Thomas A. Edison on science

Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
Thomas A. Edison on success

Anything that won't sell, I don't want to invent. Its sale is proof of utility, and utility is success.
Thomas A. Edison on success

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.
Thomas A. Edison on success

I find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what the world calls success.
Thomas A. Edison on success

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.
Thomas A. Edison on time

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.
Thomas A. Edison on time

There will one day spring from the brain of science a machine or force so fearful in its potentialities, so absolutely terrifying, that even man, the fighter, who will dare torture and death in order to inflict torture and death, will be appalled, and so abandon war forever.
Thomas A. Edison on war

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

There is no substitute for hard work.
Thomas A. Edison on work

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
Thomas A. Edison on work

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 on work

The reason a lot of people do not recognize opportunity is because it usually goes around wearing overalls looking like hard work.
Thomas A. Edison on work

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

The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common sense.
Thomas A. Edison on work

I never did anything by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident they came by work.
Thomas A. Edison on work