Restlessness and discontent are the first necessities of progress.

Quote by Thomas A Edison

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The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common...

The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common...

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...

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.

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.

Discontent is the first necessity of progress.

Discontent is the first necessity of progress.

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

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

There is far more opportunity than there is ability.

There is far more opportunity than there is ability.

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.

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...

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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 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's friends are that part of the human race with which one can be human.

One's friends are that part of the human race with which one can be human.

It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just...

It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just...