Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.

Quote by Thomas A Edison

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What you are will show in what you do.

What you are will show in what you do.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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 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.

There is no substitute for hard work.

There is no substitute for hard work.

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 and discontent are the first necessities of progress.

Restlessness and discontent are the first necessities of progress.

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

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

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...

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

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

Great ideas originate in the muscles.

Great ideas originate in the muscles.

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...