“I have not failed; I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” -Thomas Edison I like this attitude...” — Davee Jones Copy Share Image
We owe a lot to Thomas Edison - if it wasn't for him, we'd be watching television by candlelight. — Milton Berle Copy Share Image
One of my favorite quotes from Thomas Edison is, "If we all did the things we are capable of doing we would… — Suzanne Bates Copy Share Image
I'm one of those people that think Thomas Edison and the light bulb changed the world more than Karl Marx ever did. — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
My principal professional objective is to introduce intelligence as the ubiquitous utility. I'd like to be the Thomas Edison of intelligence. — Michael J. Saylor Copy Share Image
If Thomas Edison invented electric light today, Dan Rather would report it on CBS News as, 'Candle-making industry threatened'. — Newt Gingrich Copy Share Image
What we call creative work, ought not to be called work at all, because it isn't. I imagine that Thomas Edison never… — Stephen Leacock Copy Share Image
It's a failure only if you don't get anything out of it, Thomas Edison said he knew 999 ways that a light… — Benjamin Carson Copy Share Image
When Thomas Edison worked late into the night on the electric light, he had to do it by gas lamp or candle.… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
“Thomas Edison’s last words were, “It’s very beautiful over there.” I don’t know where there is, but I know it’s somewhere, and… — John Green Copy Share Image
What made Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Edison and Albert Einstein such creative geniuses? It wasn't reading books or watching YouTube talks about… — Oliver Burkeman Copy Share Image
I am in exact accord with the belief of Thomas Edison that spirit is immortal, that there is a continuing center of… — Henry Ford Copy Share Image
Innovation really is the life blood of our American economy... looking back at the stories of Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, and… — Dan Lipinski Copy Share Image
“I have not failed ten thousand times. I have not failed once. I have succeeded in proving that those ten thousand ways… — Dave O'Connor Copy Share Image
“preserving the essence, in fact the breath—when it opened, his museum displayed Thomas Edison’s last exhalation, captured by his son in a… — Greg Grandin Copy Share Image
We forget to thank the scientists that began these musical inventions and systems. The guy that invented the phonograph and gramophone -… — will.i.am Copy Share Image
“What we call creative work, Ought not to be called work at all because it isn't. I imagine that Thomas Edison never… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Thomas Edisons Mother: Of course Im proud that you invented the electric light bulb. Now turn it off and get to bed! — Ritu Ghatourey Copy Share Image
... Charlie Christians' contributions to the electric guitar are as big as Thomas Edisons' contributions to the world... — Barney Kessel Copy Share Image
“The Phonograph knows more about us than we know ourselves,” Thomas Edison wrote in 1888. “For it retains the memory of many… — Amanda Petrusich Copy Share Image
A teacher sent the following note home with a six-year-old boy 'He is too stupid to learn.' That boy was Thomas A.… — Thomas A. Edison Copy Share Image
Jobs' incredible skill was as a storyteller, a salesman. He could captivate our imaginations and reel us in. He was more P.T.… — Alex Gibney Copy Share Image
If Thomas Edison had gone to business school, we would all be reading by larger candles. — Mark McCormack Copy Share Image
“ There's a poster with Thomas Edison's quote: GENIUS IS 1 PERCENT INSPIRATION AND 99 PERCENT PERSPIRATION.” — Lauren Oliver Copy Share Image
Opportunity is missed by most people, because its dressed in overalls and looks like work! Thomas Edison — Thomas Edison Copy Share Image
Invention is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration. Thomas Edison I don't design clothes, I design dreams. — Ralph Lauren Copy Share Image
I've always said Thomas Edison invented the movie camera to show people killing and kissing. — Quentin Tarantino Copy Share Image
One of my other nicknames was Thomas Edison, because I invented so many moves. — Earl Monroe Copy Share Image
I was really proud that I was named after Thomas Edison and wanted to be called Edson. I thought Pele sounded horrible.… — Pele Copy Share Image
“Thomas Edison's last words were "It's beautiful over there." I don't know where "there" is but I believe it's somewhere, and I… — John Green Copy Share Image
“Faith, as well intentioned as it may be, must be built on facts, not fiction- faith in fiction is a damnable false… — George Washington Copy Share Image
“You don't get drown by falling into a river. You get drown by remaining there. Falling accidentally and rising immediately was what… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
“Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. Thomas Edison” — Nancy C. Weeks Copy Share Image
To me, Arnold was a pioneer in the spirit of Thomas Edison or Benjamin Franklin, while Tiger is a pioneer in the… — Mark McCormack Copy Share Image
Americans understand that one of our great national strengths is innovation. Great innovators - Benjamin Franklin, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Bill Gates,… — Robert Hormats Copy Share Image
The genius of anyone can be questioned if considered alongside the right other someone. Consider Thomas Edison and Bill Gates. — Cellan Slarcas Copy Share Image
I consider myself an inventor first and an entrepreneur second. In real life, my hero is Thomas Edison. He was a great… — Aaron Patzer Copy Share Image
Alexander Graham Bell brought us the telephone. He owns the telephones in the buildings. Thomas Edison owns the lightbulb. Whether they took… — Chubby Checker Copy Share Image
The greatest Electrical Pioneer of them all was Thomas Edison Edison's first major invention, in 1877, was the phonograph, which could soon… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
