His genius he was quite content in one brief sentence to define; Of inspiration one percent, of perspiration, ninety nine.

Quote by Thomas A Edison

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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,...

Restlessness and discontent are the first necessities of progress.

Restlessness and discontent are the first necessities of progress.

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.

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

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

What you are will show in what you do.

What you are will show in what you do.

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...

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

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

Discontent is the first necessity of progress.

Discontent is the first necessity of progress.

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.

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.

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...

There is no substitute for hard work.

There is no substitute for hard work.

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

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

Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.

Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.

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.

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.

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

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

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...

I start where the last man left off.

I start where the last man left off.

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

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