There is far more opportunity than there is ability.

Quote by Thomas A Edison

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Great ideas originate in the muscles.

Great ideas originate in the muscles.

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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 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...

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,...

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...

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.

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

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

Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it, you'd have good people...

Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it, you'd have good people...

He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they...

He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they...

Character is a word that seems to define almost all human activity and then some

Character is a word that seems to define almost all human activity and then some