Edison Quotes
60 quotes by 47 authors
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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…
— Larry Ellison
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Edison failed 10,000 times before he made the electric light. Do not be discouraged if you fail a few times.
— Napoleon Hill
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What we call creative work, ought not to be called work at all, because it isn't. I imagine that Thomas Edison never did a day's…
— Stephen Leacock
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I don't like Thomas Edison. I'm a fan of Nicolai Tesla.
— David Lynch
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Whoa, that's the kind of little sister I can dig!" said Edison. "Yes, we're all alike," I said. "We cover for you, we lie for…
— Lionel Shriver
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Americans understand that one of our great national strengths is innovation. Great innovators - Benjamin Franklin, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and…
— Robert Hormats
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I was really proud that I was named after Thomas Edison and wanted to be called Edson. I thought Pele sounded horrible. It was a…
— Unknown Author
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When I was a kid, which was just after Edison invented moving pictures, there were films that involved aliens coming to Earth for bad purposes.
— Seth Shostak
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One of my other nicknames was Thomas Edison, because I invented so many moves.
— Earl Monroe
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And it was at that point that I realized, in fact, our whole administration realized, that we could not rely on Metropolitan Edison for the…
— William Scranton
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Comparison of two sayings : Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more…
— Ali Yar Khan
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Opportunity is missed by most people, because its dressed in overalls and looks like work! Thomas Edison
— Thomas A. Edison
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Do you realize if it weren't for Edison we'd be watching TV by candlelight?
— Al Boliska
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There is no expedient to which a man will not resort to avoid the real labor of thinking. A favorite of Thomas Alva Edison
— Joshua Reynolds
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If Edison had a needle to find in a haystack, he would proceed at once with the diligence of the bee to examine straw after…
— Nikola Tesla
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Now tell me what got two thumbs and knows how to spit rhymes? Two thumbs up, you gon point em at this guy. Al Edison…
— Unknown Author
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Thomas A. Edison Quotes Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of…
— Thomas A. Edison
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The genius of anyone can be questioned if considered alongside the right other someone. Consider Thomas Edison and Bill Gates.
— Cellan Slarcas
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Do you know: Why did Thaoms alva Edison invented the light bulb? Just a thought ... Some do not understand? He's made a fool ..…
— Mak_786
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2Pac never attended college, Lucille 'O' Ball was kicked out of acting school for being too shy, Bill Gates dropped out of college, Steven Spilberg…
— Justin
Who Wrote These Edison Quotes
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