“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”
“I never did a day’s work in my life. It was all fun.”
“I never did anything by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work. “
“If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves. “
“Just because something doesn’t do what you planned it to do doesn’t mean it’s useless.”
“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. “
“Nearly every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then he gets discouraged. That’s not the place to become discouraged. “
“One might think that the money value of an invention constitutes its reward to the man who loves his work. But… I continue to find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what the world calls success.”
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. “
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”
“Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.”
“The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common sense. “
“The value of an idea lies in the using of it.”
“There is far more opportunity than there is ability.”
“There is no substitute for hard work.”
