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

Quote by Thomas A Edison

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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...

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 find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what...

I find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what...

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

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

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

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

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.

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;...

We don't know a millionth of one percent about anything.

We don't know a millionth of one percent about anything.

They say President Wilson has blundered. Perhaps he has, but I notice he usually blunders...

They say President Wilson has blundered. Perhaps he has, but I notice he usually blunders...

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 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.

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

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

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,...

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...

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...

Your worth consists in what you are and not in what you have.

Your worth consists in what you are and not in what you have.

There is far more opportunity than there is ability.

There is far more opportunity than there is ability.

There is no substitute for hard work.

There is no substitute for hard work.