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

Quote by Thomas A Edison

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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.

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...

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

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

There is no substitute for hard work.

There is no substitute for hard work.

I start where the last man left off.

I start where the last man left off.

Discontent is the first necessity of progress.

Discontent is the first necessity of progress.

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

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

Restlessness and discontent are the first necessities of progress.

Restlessness and discontent are the first necessities of progress.

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...

Religion is all bunk.

Religion is all bunk.

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.

If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.

If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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 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.

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...