Thomas Edison

“Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.”

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

“What you are will show in what you do.”

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

“Restlessness is discontent and discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.”

“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.”

“The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense.”

“The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil.”

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

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

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

“Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.”

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”

“Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”

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

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

“There is no substitute for hard work.”

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