I cannot believe in the immortality of the soul. No, all this talk of an existence for us, as individuals, beyond the grave is wrong. It is born of our tenacity of life – our desire to go on living – our dread of coming to an end.
Thomas Edison
Philosophy, Life, Existence, Belief, Mortality
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“I have been at work for some time building an apparatus to see if it is possible for personalities which have left this earth to communicate with us.” Thomas Edison
Communication, Spirituality, Philosophy, Innovation, Exploration
Thomas Edison Communication, Spirituality, Philosophy, Innovation, Exploration“I am a vegetarian as well as a passionate anti-alcoholic, because I can thus make better use of my brain.” Thomas Edison
Health, Lifestyle, Philosophy, Choices, Wellbeing
Thomas Edison Health, Lifestyle, Philosophy, Choices, Wellbeing“Two percent is genius, and ninety-eight percent is hard work.” Thomas Edison
Genius, Hard Work, Philosophy, Success, Effort
Thomas Edison Genius, Hard Work, Philosophy, Success, Effort“Never say ‘I failed 99 times’, say ‘I discovered 99 ways that cause failure!’” Thomas Edison
Failure, Perspective, Philosophy, Learning, Attitude
Thomas Edison Failure, Perspective, Philosophy, Learning, Attitude“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.” Thomas Edison
Invention, Work, Reward, Success, Philosophy
Thomas Edison Invention, Work, Reward, Success, Philosophy“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” Thomas Edison
Perseverance, Success, Motivational, Failure, Insight
Thomas Edison Perseverance, Success, Motivational, Failure, Insight“Negative results are just what I want. They’re just as valuable to me as positive results. I can never find the thing that does the job best until I find the ones that don’t.” Thomas Edison
Failure, Experimentation, Philosophy, Learning, Process
Thomas Edison Failure, Experimentation, Philosophy, Learning, Process“The very first thing an executive must have is a fine memory. Of course it does not follow that a man with a fine memory is necessarily a fine executive. But if he has the memory he has the first qualification, and if he has not the memory nothing else matters.” Thomas Edison
Leadership, Memory, Philosophy, Executive, Qualifications
Thomas Edison Leadership, Memory, Philosophy, Executive, Qualifications“You can’t realize your dreams unless you have one to begin with.” Thomas Edison
Dreams, Aspirations, Philosophy, Goals, Realization
Thomas Edison Dreams, Aspirations, Philosophy, Goals, Realization“I get my ideas from listening from within.” Thomas Edison
Creativity, Introspection, Philosophy, Ideas, Reflection
Thomas Edison Creativity, Introspection, Philosophy, Ideas, Reflection“I never quit until I get what I want.” Thomas Edison
Persistence, Determination, Philosophy, Success, Motivation
Thomas Edison Persistence, Determination, Philosophy, Success, Motivation“To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.” Thomas Edison
Invention, Imagination, Philosophy, Creativity, Resourcefulness
Thomas Edison Invention, Imagination, Philosophy, Creativity, Resourcefulness“Genius is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration.” Thomas Edison
Genius, Hard Work, Philosophy, Inspiration, Success
Thomas Edison Genius, Hard Work, Philosophy, Inspiration, Success“A failure teaches you that something can’t be done-that way.” Thomas Edison
Failure, Learning, Philosophy, Innovation, Growth
Thomas Edison Failure, Learning, Philosophy, Innovation, Growth“I am long on ideas, but short on time. I expect to live to be only about a hundred.” Thomas Edison
Ideas, Time, Philosophy, Life, Perspective
Thomas Edison Ideas, Time, Philosophy, Life, Perspective“Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.” Thomas Edison
Success, Philosophy, Action, Opportunity, Motivation
Thomas Edison Success, Philosophy, Action, Opportunity, Motivation“Restlessness is discontent and discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.” Thomas Edison
Restlessness, Progress, Discontent, Philosophy, Achievement
Thomas Edison Restlessness, Progress, Discontent, Philosophy, Achievement“Until man duplicates a blade of grass, nature can laugh at his so-called scientific knowledge. Remedies from chemicals will never stand in favor compared with the products of nature, the living cell of the plant, the final result of the rays of the sun, the mother of all life.” Thomas Edison
Nature, Science, Philosophy, Knowledge, Respect
Thomas Edison Nature, Science, Philosophy, Knowledge, Respect