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Of all my inventions, I liked the phonograph best.

Invention, Technology, Philosophy, Personal Preference, Music

Of all my inventions I liked the phonograph best

Of all my inventions I liked the phonograph best

Of all my inventions I liked the phonograph best

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More Thomas Edison Quotes

“If I had not had so much ambition and not tried to do so many things, I probably would have been happier, but less useful.”

Ambition, Happiness, Philosophy, Reflection, Purpose

“I remember that I was never able to get along at school. I was at the foot of the class.”

Education, Personal Experience, Philosophy, Struggle, Reflection

“Nobody knows whether our personalities pass on to another existence or sphere, but if we can evolve an instrument so delicate to be manipulated by our personality as it survives in the next life such an instrument ought to record something...”

Existence, Philosophy, Belief, Communication, Spirituality

“I get my ideas from listening from within.”

Creativity, Introspection, Philosophy, Ideas, Reflection

“Incurably religious, that is the best way to describe the mental condition of so many people.”

Religion, Philosophy, Society, Mentality, Critique

“It is the best book ever written on the subject. There is nothing like it!”

Literature, Opinion, Philosophy, Praise, Subjectivity

“Not only will atomic power be released, but someday we will harness the rise and fall of the tides and imprison the rays of the sun.”

Energy, Innovation, Future, Philosophy, Science

“Most of the exercise I get is from standing and walking around laboratory tables all day. I derive more benefit and entertainment from this than some of my friends and competitors get from playing games like golf.”

Exercise, Work, Health, Philosophy, Perspective

“I am a vegetarian as well as a passionate anti-alcoholic, because I can thus make better use of my brain.”

Health, Lifestyle, Philosophy, Choices, Wellbeing

“When I have fully decided that a result is worth getting I go ahead of it and make trial after trial until it comes.”

Determination, Persistence, Philosophy, Results, Effort

“The stomach is the only part of man which can be fully satisfied. The yearning of man’s brain for new knowledge and experience and for more pleasant and comfortable surroundings never can be completely met. It is an appetite which cannot be appeased.”

Desire, Knowledge, Philosophy, Human Nature, Satisfaction

“I have had a lot of success with failure.”

Failure, Success, Philosophy, Growth, Perspective

“I failed my way to success.”

Failure, Success, Philosophy, Persistence, Growth

“Focus on how the end-user customers perceive the impact of your innovation – rather than on how you, the innovators, perceive it.”

Customer Focus, Innovation, Business, Philosophy, Perspective

“Fools call wise men fools. A wise man never calls any man a fool.”

Wisdom, Philosophy, Judgment, Humility, Perspective

“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

“Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. As a result, a genius is often a talented person who has simply done all of his homework.”

Genius, Hard Work, Philosophy, Talent, Preparation

“We shall have no better conditions in the future if we are satisfied with all those which we have at present.”

Satisfaction, Improvement, Philosophy, Future, Growth

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

Success, Philosophy, Action, Opportunity, Motivation

“Absorb ideas from every source.”

Learning, Philosophy, Innovation, Adaptation, Inspiration