Most people don't recognize opportunity when it comes, because it's usually dressed in overalls and looks a lot like work.

Quote by Thomas Alva Edison

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There is no substitute for hard work

There is no substitute for hard work

Opportunity is missed by most because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work

Opportunity is missed by most because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work

Success is 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration.

Success is 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration.

Great ideas originate in the muscles.

Great ideas originate in the muscles.

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...

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

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

Good fortune is what happens when opportunity meets with planning.

Good fortune is what happens when opportunity meets with planning.

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

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

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.

All Bibles are man-made

All Bibles are man-made

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

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

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...

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like...

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like...

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...

Discontent is the first necessity of progress.

Discontent is the first necessity of progress.

Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.

Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.

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...

If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything...

If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything...

The success or failure of a life, as far as posterity goes, seems to lie...

The success or failure of a life, as far as posterity goes, seems to lie...

Failure is a bottomless pit ready to devour you. If you always look up and...

Failure is a bottomless pit ready to devour you. If you always look up and...