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

Quote by Thomas A Edison

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Anything that won't sell, I don't want to invent. Its sale is proof of utility,...

Anything that won't sell, I don't want to invent. Its sale is proof of utility,...

The value of an idea lies in the using of it.

The value of an idea lies in the using of it.

I know this world is ruled by infinite intelligence. Everything that surrounds us- everything that...

I know this world is ruled by infinite intelligence. Everything that surrounds us- everything that...

Nearly every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it...

Nearly every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it...

To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.

To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.

Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things...

Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things...

There is no expedient to which a man will not go to avoid the labor...

There is no expedient to which a man will not go to avoid the labor...

Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.

Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.

I start where the last man left off.

I start where the last man left off.

Religion is all bunk.

Religion is all bunk.

I find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what...

I find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what...

Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we...

Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we...

I am proud of the fact that I never invented weapons to kill.

I am proud of the fact that I never invented weapons to kill.

There is far more opportunity than there is ability.

There is far more opportunity than there is ability.

Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless.

Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless.

The body is a community made up of its innumerable cells or inhabitants.

The body is a community made up of its innumerable cells or inhabitants.

It is astonishing what an effort it seems to be for many people to put...

It is astonishing what an effort it seems to be for many people to put...

Maturity is often more absurd than youth and very frequently is most unjust to youth.

Maturity is often more absurd than youth and very frequently is most unjust to youth.

We don't know a millionth of one percent about anything.

We don't know a millionth of one percent about anything.

Your worth consists in what you are and not in what you have.

Your worth consists in what you are and not in what you have.