Nearly every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then he gets discouraged. That's not the place to become discouraged.

Quote by Thomas A Edison

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Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always...

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always...

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...

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

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

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.

Restlessness is discontent and discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly...

Restlessness is discontent and discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly...

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.

Great ideas originate in the muscles.

Great ideas originate in the muscles.

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

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

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

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

One might think that the money value of an invention constitutes its reward to the...

One might think that the money value of an invention constitutes its reward to the...

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...

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.

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,...

Religion is all bunk.

Religion is all bunk.

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

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

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

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

To have a great idea, have a lot of them.

To have a great idea, have a lot of them.

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...