Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.

Quote by Thomas A Edison

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

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

Discontent is the first necessity of progress.

Discontent is the first necessity of progress.

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always...

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always...

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...

Restlessness and discontent are the first necessities of progress.

Restlessness and discontent are the first necessities of progress.

There is far more opportunity than there is ability.

There is far more opportunity than there is ability.

Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.

Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.

I know this world is ruled by infinite intelligence. Everything that surrounds us- everything that...

I know this world is ruled by infinite intelligence. Everything that surrounds us- everything that...

Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production...

Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production...

His genius he was quite content in one brief sentence to define; Of inspiration one...

His genius he was quite content in one brief sentence to define; Of inspiration one...

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.

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...

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

There is no expedient to which a man will not go to avoid the labor...

There is no expedient to which a man will not go to avoid the labor...

Religion is all bunk.

Religion is all bunk.

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.