Thomas Edison Quotes (79+)

Enjoy the best Thomas Edison Quotes. Quotations by Thomas Edison (American Inventor)
Feb 11, 1847 - Oct 18, 1931

Discontent is the first necessity of progress.

The best thinking has been done in solitude.

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

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

I find out what the world needs. Then I go ahead and try to invent it.

I start where the last man left off.

Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.

Success is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.

Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless.

Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won't work.

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

The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are: hard work, stick-to-itiveness, and common sense.

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Thomas Edison (1847–1931) was America's most prolific inventor, holding over 1,000 patents. He developed the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the long-lasting electric light bulb, fundamentally transforming modern life through his laboratory and business ventures.