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

Quote by Thomas A Edison

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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...

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 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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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...

Religion is all bunk.

Religion is all bunk.

I start where the last man left off.

I start where the last man left off.

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.

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

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

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...

Great ideas originate in the muscles.

Great ideas originate in the muscles.

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...

Discontent is the first necessity of progress.

Discontent is the first necessity of progress.

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...

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...

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...

When I have fully decided that a result is worth getting I go ahead of...

When I have fully decided that a result is worth getting I go ahead of...