Thomas A. Edison Quotes

American - Inventor | February 11, 1847 - October 18, 1931

I never did anything by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work.

Thomas A. Edison

WorkNeverInventionsAnythingCome

We don't know a millionth of one percent about anything.

Thomas A. Edison

KnowAnythingPercentAbout

What a man's mind can create, man's character can control.

Thomas A. Edison

CharacterManMindControlCreate

To have a great idea, have a lot of them.

Thomas A. Edison

GreatImaginationIdeaLotThem

The value of an idea lies in the using of it.

Thomas A. Edison

ValueIdeaLiesUsing

Hell, there are no rules here - we're trying to accomplish something.

Thomas A. Edison

BusinessHellAccomplishRulesHere

One might think that the money value of an invention constitutes its reward to the man who loves his work. But... I continue to find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what the world calls success.

Thomas A. Edison

WorkSuccessMoneyManValueWorld

I start where the last man left off.

Thomas A. Edison

ManStartLeftWhereLastOff

I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world.

Thomas A. Edison

FriendshipWorldFriendsKingsWhose

The body is a community made up of its innumerable cells or inhabitants.

Thomas A. Edison

CommunityBodyUpCellsMade

I am proud of the fact that I never invented weapons to kill.

Thomas A. Edison

I AmProudNeverWeaponsFactAm

It is astonishing what an effort it seems to be for many people to put their brains definitely and systematically to work.

Thomas A. Edison

WorkEffortPeopleBrainsSeemsPut

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