Thomas A. Edison
Thomas A. Edison
Thomas Alva Edisonwas an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. Dubbed "The Wizard of Menlo Park", he was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production and large-scale teamwork to the process of invention, and because of that, he is often credited with the creation of the first industrial research laboratory...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionInventor
Date of Birth11 February 1847
CountryUnited States of America
Thomas A. Edison quotes about
I owe my success to the fact that I never had a clock in my workroom.
Every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward
Show me a completely contented person and I'll show you a failure.
Success is the result of hard work.
Genius? Nothing! Sticking to it is the genius! Any other bright-minded fellow can accomplish just as much if he will stick like hell and remember nothing that's any good works by itself. You've got to make the damn thing work!...I failed my way to success.
The injurious agent in cigarettes comes principally from the burning paper wrapper. The substance thereby formed is called "acrolein." It has a violent action on the nerve centers, producing degeneration of the cells of the brain, which is quite rapid among boys. Unlike most narcotics, this degeneration is permanent and uncontrollable. I employ no person who smokes cigarettes.
I make more mistakes than anyone else I know, and sooner or later, I patent most of them.
Never be discouraged, because every wrong turn attempt, when left behind you, is another step forward taking you closer to your goals.
When you become quiet, it just dawns on you
A failure teaches you that something can't be done-that way.
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.
The First 40 hours of work per week are for survival. Everything after that is for success.
Be courageous! Have faith! Go forward.
The secret of success is focus of purpose.