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

Quote by Thomas A Edison

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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.

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;...

Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.

Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.

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...

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.

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.

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...

I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun.

I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun.

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...

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 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.

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...

Restlessness and discontent are the first necessities of progress.

Restlessness and discontent are the first necessities of progress.

What you are will show in what you do.

What you are will show in what you do.

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...

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

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

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.

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...