I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come indirectly through accident, except the phonograph. No when I have fully decided that a result is worth getting, I go about it, and make trial after trial, until it comes.
Thomas Edison
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“Failure is the most effective technique to optimize strategic planning, implementation, and processes.” Thomas Edison
Failure, Philosophy, Learning, Strategy, Improvement
Thomas Edison Failure, Philosophy, Learning, Strategy, Improvement“The chief function of the body is to carry the brain around.” Thomas Edison
Body, Mind, Philosophy, Function, Humour
Thomas Edison Body, Mind, Philosophy, Function, Humour“The entity that gives life and motion to the human body is finer still and lies infinitely beyond the reach of our finest scientific instruments. When this entity deserts the body, the body is like a ship without a rudder – deserted, motionless, dead.” Thomas Edison
Life, Science, Philosophy, Existence, Consciousness
Thomas Edison Life, Science, Philosophy, Existence, Consciousness“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“Do the thing and the power will come.” Thomas Edison
Action, Power, Philosophy, Motivational, Belief
Thomas Edison Action, Power, Philosophy, Motivational, Belief“Each time you fail, you have eliminated another wrong option.” Thomas Edison
Failure, Learning, Philosophy, Progress, Process
Thomas Edison Failure, Learning, Philosophy, Progress, Process“Direct thought is not an attribute of femininity. In this, women are now centuries behind man.” Thomas Edison
Gender, Thought, Philosophy, Comparison, Progress
Thomas Edison Gender, Thought, Philosophy, Comparison, Progress“To Monsieur Eiffel the Engineer, the brave builder of so gigantic and original a specimen of modern Engineering from one who has the greatest respect and admiration for all Engineers including the Great Engineer the Bon Dieu.” Thomas Edison
Engineering, Respect, Philosophy, Admiration, Tribute
Thomas Edison Engineering, Respect, Philosophy, Admiration, Tribute“There is far more opportunity than there is ability.” Thomas Edison
Opportunity, Ability, Philosophy, Perspective, Potential
Thomas Edison Opportunity, Ability, Philosophy, Perspective, Potential“I have better use for my brain than to poison it with alcohol. To put alcohol in the human brain is like putting sand in the bearings of an engine.” Thomas Edison
Health, Alcohol, Philosophy, Wellbeing, Metaphor
Thomas Edison Health, Alcohol, Philosophy, Wellbeing, Metaphor“I didn’t fail 1000 times. The light bulb was an invention with 1000 steps.” Thomas Edison
Failure, Perseverance, Philosophy, Process, Invention
Thomas Edison Failure, Perseverance, Philosophy, Process, Invention“None of my inventions came by accident. I see a worthwhile need to be met and I make trial after trial until it comes. What it boils down to is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration.” Thomas Edison
Invention, Effort, Creativity, Philosophy, Success
Thomas Edison Invention, Effort, Creativity, Philosophy, Success“Nothing that’s good works by itself, you’ve got to make the damn thing work.” Thomas Edison
Effort, Philosophy, Success, Action, Reality
Thomas Edison Effort, Philosophy, Success, Action, Reality“I never view mistakes as failures. They are simply opportunities to find out what doesn’t work.” Thomas Edison
Mistakes, Learning, Philosophy, Growth, Perspective
Thomas Edison Mistakes, Learning, Philosophy, Growth, Perspective“The inventor tries to meet the demand of a crazy civilization.” Thomas Edison
Invention, Civilization, Philosophy, Demand, Perspective
Thomas Edison Invention, Civilization, Philosophy, Demand, Perspective“Five percent of the people think; ten percent of the people think they think; and the other eighty-five percent would rather die than think.” Thomas Edison
Thinking, Philosophy, Insight, Awareness, Statistics
Thomas Edison Thinking, Philosophy, Insight, Awareness, Statistics“I am proud of the fact that I never invented weapons to kill.” Thomas Edison
Innovation, Philosophy, Ethics, Peace, Responsibility
Thomas Edison Innovation, Philosophy, Ethics, Peace, Responsibility“The endeavor to change universal power by selfish supplication I do not believe in.” Thomas Edison
Belief, Philosophy, Power, Integrity, Ethics
Thomas Edison Belief, Philosophy, Power, Integrity, Ethics