The inventor can’t do it all, you’ve got to change people. We have an enormous capacity to invent super-machinery. But our desire to install the device is weak. Human inertia is the problem, not invention. Something in man makes him resist change.
Thomas Edison
Invention, Change, Philosophy, Human Nature, Resistance
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“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 think that Ingersoll had all the attributes of a perfect man, and, in my opinion, no finer personality ever existed. Judging from the past, I cannot help thinking that the intention of the Supreme Intelligence that rules the world is to ultimately make such a type of man universal.” Thomas Edison
Humanity, Philosophy, Idealism, Intelligence, Character
Thomas Edison Humanity, Philosophy, Idealism, Intelligence, Character“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“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.” Thomas Edison
Politics, History, Philosophy, Influence, Change
Thomas Edison Politics, History, Philosophy, Influence, Change“The first requisite of success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem without growing weary.” Thomas Edison
Success, Energy, Philosophy, Focus, Persistence
Thomas Edison Success, Energy, Philosophy, Focus, Persistence“No Such Thing as Bad Results.” Thomas Edison
Results, Philosophy, Perspective, Learning, Experience
Thomas Edison Results, Philosophy, Perspective, Learning, Experience“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“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
Thomas Edison Philosophy, Life, Existence, Belief, Mortality“The doctor of the future will no longer treat the human frame with drugs, but rather will cure and prevent disease with nutrition.” Thomas Edison
Health, Future, Philosophy, Medicine, Nutrition
Thomas Edison Health, Future, Philosophy, Medicine, Nutrition“Each time you fail, you have eliminated another wrong option.” Thomas Edison
Failure, Learning, Philosophy, Progress, Process
Thomas Edison Failure, Learning, Philosophy, Progress, Process“Failure is really a matter of conceit. People don’t work hard because, in their conceit, they imagine they’ll succeed without ever making an effort. Most people believe that they’ll wake up some day and find themselves rich. Actually, they’ve got it half right, because eventually they do wake up.” Thomas Edison
Failure, Conceit, Philosophy, Effort, Reality
Thomas Edison Failure, Conceit, Philosophy, Effort, Reality“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 find out what the world needs. Then I go ahead and try to invent it.” Thomas Edison
Innovation, Problem Solving, Philosophy, Creativity, Needs
Thomas Edison Innovation, Problem Solving, Philosophy, Creativity, Needs“There is no substitute for hard work.” Thomas Edison
Hard Work, Success, Philosophy, Effort, Determination
Thomas Edison Hard Work, Success, Philosophy, Effort, Determination“Keep on the lookout for novel ideas that others have used successfully. Your idea has to be original only in its adaptation to the problem you’re working on.” Thomas Edison
Creativity, Innovation, Philosophy, Adaptation, Problem Solving
Thomas Edison Creativity, Innovation, Philosophy, Adaptation, Problem Solving“For faith, as well intentioned as it may be, must be built on facts, not fiction – faith in fiction is a damnable false hope.” Thomas Edison
Faith, Philosophy, Truth, Belief, Facts
Thomas Edison Faith, Philosophy, Truth, Belief, Facts“I owe my success to the fact that I never had a clock in my workroom.” Thomas Edison
Success, Time, Philosophy, Focus, Productivity
Thomas Edison Success, Time, Philosophy, Focus, Productivity“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