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I never did anything by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work.

Invention, Work, Philosophy, Intent, Creativity

I never did anything by accident nor did any of

I never did anything by accident nor did any of

I never did anything by accident nor did any of

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More Thomas Edison Quotes

“Interest is the invention of Satan.”

Interest, Philosophy, Critique, Morality, Perspective

“I never view mistakes as failures. They are simply opportunities to find out what doesn’t work.”

Mistakes, Learning, Philosophy, Growth, Perspective

“A diamond is a piece of coal that stuck to the job.”

Success, Effort, Philosophy, Perseverance, Metaphor

“The memory of my mother will always be a blessing to me.”

Family, Memory, Philosophy, Gratitude, Influence

“There is no substitute for hard work.”

Hard Work, Success, Philosophy, Effort, Determination

“Do the thing and the power will come.”

Action, Power, Philosophy, Motivational, Belief

“I did not fail two thousand times. I merely found two thousand ways not to make a lightbulb.”

Failure, Learning, Philosophy, Innovation, Perspective

“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.”

Nature, Science, Philosophy, Knowledge, Respect

“Vision without execution is delusion.”

Vision, Execution, Philosophy, Reality, Strategy

“I find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what the world calls success.”

Success, Work, Philosophy, Pleasure, Journey

“Consider data without prejudice.”

Data, Philosophy, Objectivity, Analysis, Insight

“There is far more danger in public than in private monopoly, for when Government goes into business it can always shift its losses to the taxpayers. Government never makes ends meet and that is the first requisite of business.”

Monopoly, Government, Economics, Business, Taxation

“No, I haven’t failed thousands of times. On the contrary, I have successfully eliminated thousands of ideas that do not work!”

Failure, Innovation, Philosophy, Learning, Process

“I am not overly impressed by the great names and reputations of those who might be trying to beat me to an invention. It’s their ‘ideas’ that appeal to me. I am quite correctly described as ’more of a sponge than an inventor.”

Invention, Ideas, Philosophy, Learning, Perspective

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

Thinking, Solitude, Philosophy, Clarity, Environment

“It is astonishing what an effort it seems to be for many people to put their brains definitely and systematically to work.”

Effort, Thinking, Philosophy, Productivity, Observation

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

Potential, Capability, Philosophy, Growth, Achievement

“Tomorrow is my exam but I don’t care because a single sheet of paper can’t decide my future.”

Education, Perspective, Philosophy, Stress, Future

“In ‘Common Sense’ Paine flared forth with a document so powerful that the Revolution became inevitable. Washington recognized the difference, and in his calm way said that matters never could be the same again.”

Politics, History, Philosophy, Influence, Change

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

Results, Experimentation, Philosophy, Learning, Insight