#edison

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

Read is my life life is an adventure read = adventure ↗

— EmmolCa

#life

Do you realize if it weren't for Edison we'd be watching TV by candlelight? ↗

— Al Boliska

#candlelight #edison #realize #tv #watching

One of my other nicknames was Thomas Edison, because I invented so many moves. ↗

— Earl Monroe

#edison #i #invented #many #moves