Thomas A. Edison Quotes

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.

Thomas A. Edison

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: inventor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 11, 1847 - October 18, 1931

Topics

WorkOpportunityPeopleDressedLike

I could open up a little gym, and I would be blissfully happy.

Jillian Michaels

HappyGymOpenUpLittleWould

I was just a big guy running down with a big, deep pocket and little short stick putting it against my chest.

Jim Brown

DeepShortDownLittleBigAgainst

And innovation and entrepreneurship is the opportunity and best opportunity we have to grow the economy.

Jerry Moran

OpportunityInnovationBestGrow

I make playlists on my iPod like nobody's business!

Jenna Ushkowitz

BusinessNobodyMakeLikeiPod

I am a little curmudgeonly about new media.

John Cho

I AmMediaNewLittleAboutAm

I only take risks in couture, but I don't take risks in athleticism.

Andre Leon Talley

RisksTakeOnlyCouture

I was coerced into taking piano lessons in the early '50s. It was a quite unpleasant experience.

Robert Quine

ExperienceEarlyPianoLessonsQuite

I love writing shorter fiction.

Matthew Pearl

LoveWritingFictionI Love

Do you have to be like a second-grade dropout to be an umpire? Did you go to school until you were 8 years old? I think you quit school before you were 10. Stay in school kids or you'll end up being an umpire.

Andy Roddick

SchoolThinkEndYouGoQuit

When I was a kid. I started writing when I was 13. I got my first electric guitar when I was 13, but I'd always been singing. I had my first little acoustic when I was six. But I started being in bands when I was 13. Crappy rock bands, avant-garde things where we'd, like, 'wanna go against the norm, man.'

Jeff Buckley

ManWritingSingingGuitarGoRock

My biggest weakness is my sensitivity. I am too sensitive a person.

Mike Tyson

I AmWeaknessPersonSensitiveAm

Winning a gold medal means you're the best in the world at that time.

Michelle Carter

TimeBestGoldWinningWorldYou

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