I never did anything by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work.

Quote by Thomas A Edison

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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.

I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun.

I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun.

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

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

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...

Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.

Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.

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,...

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...

There is far more opportunity than there is ability.

There is far more opportunity than there is ability.

The body is a community made up of its innumerable cells or inhabitants.

The body is a community made up of its innumerable cells or inhabitants.

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

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

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...

I start where the last man left off.

I start where the last man left off.

There is no substitute for hard work.

There is no substitute for hard work.

Religion is all bunk.

Religion is all bunk.

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...

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...

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

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

Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.

Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.

It is the highest form of self-respect to admit our errors and mistakes and make...

It is the highest form of self-respect to admit our errors and mistakes and make...