The brain can be developed just the same as the muscles can be developed, if on will only take the pains to… — Thomas A. Edison Copy Share Image
There seems to be no limit to which some men will go to avoid the labor of thinking. Thinking is hard work. — Thomas A. Edison Copy Share Image
The most necessary task of civilization is to teach people how to think. It should be the primary purpose of our public… — Thomas A. Edison Copy Share Image
Because I readily absorb ideas from every source - frequently starting where the last person left off - I never pick up… — Thomas A. Edison Copy Share Image
I never pick up an item without thinking of how I might improve it. — Thomas A. Edison Copy Share Image
The first requisite for success is to develop the ability to focus and apply your mental and physical energies to the problem… — Thomas A. Edison Copy Share Image
The trouble with most people is that they quit before they start. — Thomas A. Edison Copy Share Image
I never pick up an item without thinking of how I might improve it. I never perfected an invention that I did… — Thomas A. Edison Copy Share Image
That is to say, under the old way any time we wish to add to the national wealth we are compelled to… — Thomas A. Edison Copy Share Image
I never perfected an invention that I did not think about in terms of the service it might give others... I find… — Thomas A. Edison Copy Share Image
The man who doesn’t make up his mind to cultivate the habit of thinking misses the greatest pleasure in life. — Thomas A. Edison Copy Share Image
The only time I really become discouraged is when I think of all the things I would like to do and the… — Thomas A. Edison Copy Share Image
We tried some experiments in mind reading which were not very successful. Think mind reading contrary to common sense, wise provision of… — Thomas A. Edison Copy Share Image
I think that Ingersoll had all the attributes of a perfect man, and, in my opinion, no finer personality ever existed. Judging… — Thomas A. Edison Copy Share Image
The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil. — Thomas A. Edison Copy Share Image
To do much clear thinking a person must arrange for regular periods of solitude when they can concentrate and indulge the imagination… — Thomas A. Edison Copy Share Image
I love great music and art, but I think 'cubist' songs and paintings are hideous. — Thomas A. Edison Copy Share Image
We are striking it big in the electric light, better than my vivid imagination first conceived. Where this thing is going to stop Lord… — Thomas A. Edison Copy Share Image
I will not say I failed 1000 times, I will say that I discovered there are 1000 ways that can cause failure — Thomas A. Edison Copy Share Image
Even though I am nearly deaf, I seem to be gifted with a kind of inner hearing which enables me to detect sounds and… — Thomas A. Edison Copy Share Image
Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there… — Thomas A. Edison Copy Share Image
The very first thing an executive must have is a fine memory. Of course it does not follow that a man with a fine… — Thomas A. Edison Copy Share Image
Personally, I enjoy working about 18 hours a day. Besides the short catnaps I take each day, I average about four to five hours… — Thomas A. Edison Copy Share Image
The brain can be developed just the same as the muscles can be developed, if on will only take the pains to train the… — Thomas A. Edison Copy Share Image
“People who will not turn a shovel full of dirt on the project nor contribute a pound of material, will collect more money from… — Thomas A. Edison Copy Share Image
When I have fully decided that a result is worth getting I go ahead of it and make trial after trial until it comes. — Thomas A. Edison Copy Share Image
I remember that I was never able to get along at school. I was at the foot of the class. — Thomas A. Edison Copy Share Image
