Able Quote by Thomas A. Edison

I didn't fail 1000 times. The light bulb was an invention with 1000 steps.

— Thomas A. Edison

I did not fail two thousand times. I merely found two thousand ways not to make a lightbulb.

— Thomas A. Edison

I never once failed at making a light bulb. I just found out 99 ways not to make one.

— Thomas A. Edison

It's a failure only if you don't get anything out of it, Thomas Edison said he knew 999 ways that a light bulb did…

— Benjamin Carson

I never failed, I just found 10,000 ways not to make a lightbulb

— Anonymous

I know of over 3,000 ways [that] a light bulb does not work.

— Thomas A. Edison

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

— Napoleon Hill

I always loved bulbs, and I use light a lot in my shows. In my office in Paris, I have 300 bulbs.

— Alexandre de Betak

My latest works are these things with light bulbs.

— Jim Hodges

Sometimes the best lighting of all is a power failure.

— Douglas Coupland

“I might not have been the brightest bulb in the box, but I lasted longer and provided more light in the long run.”

— Patricia H. Graham

I have not failed. I have successfully discovered 1200 ideas that don't work.

— Thomas A. Edison