Thomas A. Edison Quotes

The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil.

Thomas A. Edison

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

BestSolitudeThinkingDoneWorst

I love piecing together intricate thoughts that people find compulsively readable and they can't put down.

John Grisham

LoveTogetherPeopleThoughtsDown

They shaved a little piece of bone off my small toe. You see, you balance yourself a certain way and this toe had grown under the other ones. So he cut it loose, where I could balance myself and it makes me walk straight.

Merle Haggard

MyselfWalkYourselfBalanceMeYou

If there is a Swedish style, I cannot identify it.

Stefan Persson

StyleCannotIdentifySwedish

Part of my job is to advocate on my constituents' behalf to federal agencies who aren't always responsive.

Steven Horsford

JobAlwaysAdvocateResponsiveWho

I hadn't been a particularly precocious reader, but everybody else in my family was.

Tom Rachman

FamilyBeenEverybodyEverybody Else

Rereading, we find a new book.

Mason Cooley

BookFindNewNew Book

Don't spend months building something without any idea if someone actually wants it.

Mike Krieger

BuildingSomeoneWithoutSomething

I think I'm a really hard worker, and I feel like my attitude is to just enjoy the process of being creative and developing and 'just throw a bunch of stuff against the wall and see what sticks.'

Molly Shannon

AttitudeCreativeThinkFeelEnjoy

If you're becoming weary and disillusioned with Australian values, Judeo-Christian values or Western civilisation, I recommend strangers - they're such a glorious, redeeming wilderness to wander into.

Michael Leunig

WildernessYouValuesStrangers

When I was a kid, I was at a bowling alley and I ran into a soda machine. I still have the scar on my right eyebrow obviously.

Luke Perry

RightKidSodaBowlingEyebrowScar

Your first company is like your first baby.You have this unconditional, irrational love.

Julia Hartz

LoveFirstCompanyYourIrrational

Most traditional ghost stories feature rather hapless protagonists, who have nasty things happen to them.

Jonathan Stroud

Things HappenHappenNastyGhostWho

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