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

Quote by Thomas A Edison

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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.

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

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

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...

Great ideas originate in the muscles.

Great ideas originate in the muscles.

Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things...

Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things...

If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.

If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.

Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.

Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.

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

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

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...

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 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...

There is far more opportunity than there is ability.

There is far more opportunity than there is ability.

Restlessness is discontent and discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly...

Restlessness is discontent and discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly...

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...

There is no substitute for hard work.

There is no substitute for hard work.

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.

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

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

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...

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

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