Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.

Quote by Thomas Alva Edison

Topics: Failure Quotes, Life Quotes

The perils of overwork are slight compared with the dangers of inactivity

The perils of overwork are slight compared with the dangers of inactivity

Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.

Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.

The reason a lot of people do not recognize opportunity is because it usually goes...

The reason a lot of people do not recognize opportunity is because it usually goes...

You can't realize your dreams unless you have one to begin with

You can't realize your dreams unless you have one to begin with

The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness;...

The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness;...

Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to...

Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to...

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...

Most people don't recognize opportunity when it comes, because it's usually dressed in overalls and...

Most people don't recognize opportunity when it comes, because it's usually dressed in overalls and...

All Bibles are man-made

All Bibles are man-made

Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration!

Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration!

The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil.

The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil.

Great ideas originate in the muscles.

Great ideas originate in the muscles.

Be courageous. I have seen many depressions in business. Always America has emerged from these...

Be courageous. I have seen many depressions in business. Always America has emerged from these...

There is no substitute for hard work

There is no substitute for hard work

The first requisite for success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies...

The first requisite for success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies...

Good fortune is what happens when opportunity meets with planning.

Good fortune is what happens when opportunity meets with planning.

Keep on the lookout for novel ideas that others have used successfully. Your idea has...

Keep on the lookout for novel ideas that others have used successfully. Your idea has...

We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse.

We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse.

Success is often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable.

Success is often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable.

I'd rather be partly great than entirely useless.

I'd rather be partly great than entirely useless.

Puberty is the sickest joke God plays on us. So you're just noticing members of...

Puberty is the sickest joke God plays on us. So you're just noticing members of...