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

Quote by Thomas A Edison

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Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.

Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.

There will one day spring from the brain of science a machine or force so...

There will one day spring from the brain of science a machine or force so...

What a man's mind can create, man's character can control.

What a man's mind can create, man's character can control.

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

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

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.

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

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

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,...

His genius he was quite content in one brief sentence to define; Of inspiration one...

His genius he was quite content in one brief sentence to define; Of inspiration one...

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...

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...

The chief function of the body is to carry the brain around.

The chief function of the body is to carry the brain around.

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...

Great ideas originate in the muscles.

Great ideas originate in the muscles.

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

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

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...

I start where the last man left off.

I start where the last man left off.

I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of...

I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of...

Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production...

Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production...

Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing.

Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing.

I don't have time to be in others business. I'm too busy being about God's.

I don't have time to be in others business. I'm too busy being about God's.

Women aren't as busy as men because we do it right the first time.

Women aren't as busy as men because we do it right the first time.