• “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” ~Thomas Edison
• “Great ideas originate in the muscles.” ~Thomas Edison

“There is no substitute for hard work.” ~Thomas Edison

• “I never did anything by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work.” ~Thomas Edison
• “To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.” ~Thomas Edison

“When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this: you haven’t.” ~Thomas Edison

• “Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.” ~Thomas Edison
• “Your worth consists in what you are and not in what you have.” ~Thomas Edison

“Hell, there are no rules here – we’re trying to accomplish something.” ~Thomas Edison

• “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 Edison
• “I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world.” ~Thomas Edison

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” ~Thomas 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 Edison
• “If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.” ~Thomas Edison

“What you are will show in what you do.” ~Thomas Edison

• “I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world.” ~Thomas Edison
• “Anything that won’t sell, I don’t want to invent. Its sale is proof of utility, and utility is success.” ~Thomas Edison

“The value of an idea lies in the using of it.” ~Thomas Edison

• “Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.” ~Thomas Edison
• “I never did a day’s work in my life. It was all fun.” ~Thomas Edison

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” ~Thomas Edison

• “There is far more opportunity than there is ability.” ~Thomas Edison
• “I start where the last man left off.” ~Thomas Edison

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

• “The chief function of the body is to carry the brain around.” ~Thomas Edison
• “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” ~Thomas Edison

“There’s a way to do it better – find it.” ~Thomas Edison

• “Be courageous. I have seen many depressions in business. Always America has emerged from these stronger and more prosperous. Be brave as your fathers before you. Have faith! Go forward!”~Thomas Edison
• “To have a great idea, have a lot of them.” ~Thomas Edison