#edison

If we all did the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves. ↗

— Thomas A. Edison

#edison #inspirational #possibilities #science #inspirational

The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense. ↗

— Thomas A. Edison

#enterprise #hard-work #inspirational #perseverance #persistence

We owe a lot to Thomas Edison - if it wasn't for him, we'd be watching television by candlelight. ↗

— Milton Berle

#edison #him #lot #owe #television

To me, Arnold was a pioneer in the spirit of Thomas Edison or Benjamin Franklin, while Tiger is a pioneer in the spirit of Bill Gates. ↗

— Mark McCormack

#benjamin #benjamin franklin #bill #bill gates #edison

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

— Thomas A. Edison

#rules

You don't get drown by falling into a river. You get drown by remaining there. Falling accidentally and rising immediately was what distinguished Thomas Edison and Abraham Lincoln from the rest. ↗

— Israelmore Ayivor

#distinct #distinguish #don-t-quit #drown #excellence

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

— Thomas A. Edison

#thomas #nature

I wanted to be an inventor, whatever I thought that meant then. I guess I was thinking of Edison or maybe James Watt. Or maybe even Newton. ↗

— David Antin

#even #guess #i #inventor #james

Bill Gates wants people to think he's Edison, when he's really Rockefeller. Referring to Gates as the smartest man in America isn't right... wealth isn't the same thing as intelligence. ↗

— Larry Ellison

#bill #bill gates #edison #gates #intelligence

When Thomas Edison worked late into the night on the electric light, he had to do it by gas lamp or candle. I'm sure it made the work seem that much more urgent. ↗

— George Carlin

#edison #electric #electric light #gas #had