America Quote by Newt Gingrich

If Edison was worried about his candle customers, he would have never invented the light bulb.

— Nathan Fielder

When Edison first started out with his "crazy" idea for the light bulb, skeptics were unmoved. They called Thomas Edison a con man and…

— Linda Rottenberg

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

— Al Boliska

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…

— George Carlin

The old idea that some genius pulls all of this stuff out of the air is ridiculous. As Ridley pointed out, the only way…

— Charles Koch

If it weren't for electricity, we'd all be watching television by candlelight.

— Anonymous

We owe a lot to Thomas Edison - if it wasn't for him, we'd be watching television by candlelight.

— Milton Berle

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

ELECTRICITY, n. The power that causes all natural phenomena not known to be caused by something else. It is the same thing as lightning,…

— Ambrose Bierce

“No invention ever comes into being fully developed in a single step, from nothing. Ten thousand inventions had to be in place before Edison…

— Daniel Quinn

Edison failed 10,000 times before he made the electric light. Do not be discouraged if you fail a few times.

— Napoleon Hill

If Thomas Edison had gone to business school, we would all be reading by larger candles.

— Mark McCormack