Could have been Quote by Arthur Brisbane

Too often we forget that genius, too, depends upon the data within its reach, that even Archimedes could not have devised Edison's inventions.

— Ernest Dimnet

Edison failed ten thousand times before he perfected the modern electric lamp. The average man would have quit at the first failure. That's why…

— Pete Seeger

His [Thomas Edison] method was inefficient in the extreme, for an immense ground had to be covered to get anything at all unless blind…

— Nikola Tesla

Harvard was an extraordinary window on the world.

— Pierre Trudeau

Lincoln could be on the moon. He's still Lincoln.

— Bill Oberst Jr

All the historians are Harvard people. It just isn't fair. Poor old Hoover from West Branch, Iowa, had no chance with that crowd;nor did…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

The name of Abraham Lincoln is imperishable.

— Matthew Simpson

I think also there's no question that Lincoln has been diluted down through history in some way, almost by becoming as iconic as he…

— James Spader

“ He had all the attributes of a perfect man, and, in my opinion, no finer personality ever existed. {Edison's opinion of the great…

— Thomas Edison

As a writer, politician, scientist, and businessman, [Ben] Franklin had few equals among the educated of his day-though he left school at ten. (...)Boys…

— John Taylor Gatto

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

— David Antin

If you think Abraham Lincoln became famous for inventing the town car, it is time to spend a few hours on history.

— Anonymous