Thomas A. Edison

To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. ↗

— Thomas A. Edison

#good #invent #junk #need #pile

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 A. Edison

#failure #failure

There are no rules here -- we're trying to accomplish something. ↗

— Thomas A. Edison

#rules

I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world. ↗

— Thomas A. Edison

#favor #friends #i #kings #overalls

There is no substitute for hard work. ↗

— Thomas A. Edison

#hard #hard work #substitute

Discontent is the first necessity of progress. ↗

— Thomas A. Edison

#first #necessity #progress

It is very beautiful over there. (last words) ↗

— Thomas A. Edison

#beauty

I have never seen the slightest scientific proof of the religious theories of heaven and hell, of future life for individuals, or of a personal God. ↗

— Thomas A. Edison

#life

Nature is truly wonderful. Only man is truly foul. ↗

— Thomas A. Edison

#thomas #nature

Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. ↗

— Thomas A. Edison

#inspiration #ninety-nine #ninety-nine percent #percent #perspiration