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

Quote by Thomas A Edison

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I start where the last man left off.

I start where the last man left off.

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 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.

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

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

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

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

There's a way to do it better - find it.

There's a way to do it better - find it.

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.

Great ideas originate in the muscles.

Great ideas originate in the muscles.

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...

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

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

Waste is worse than loss. The time is coming when every person who lays claim...

Waste is worse than loss. The time is coming when every person who lays claim...

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

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

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 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.

Discontent is the first necessity of progress.

Discontent is the first necessity of progress.

Religion is all bunk.

Religion is all bunk.

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...

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

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

Want is the mistress of invention

Want is the mistress of invention

Let's drive not just breakthroughs in new products, but new ways to give more and...

Let's drive not just breakthroughs in new products, but new ways to give more and...