I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.
Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this – you haven’t.
The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense.
If we all did the things we are really capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.
Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.
To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.
It is astonishing what an effort it seems to be for many people to put their brains definitely and systematically to work.
We often miss opportunity because it’s dressed in overalls and looks like work
I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world.
Negative results are just what I want. They’re just as valuable to me as positive results. I can never find the thing that does the job best until I find the ones that don’t.
Unfortunately, there seems to be far more opportunity out there than ability…. We should remember that good fortune often happens when opportunity meets with preparation.
I haven’t failed,I have just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.
Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages.
Restlessness is discontent — and discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man — and I will show you a failure.
Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.
Restlessness is discontent and discontent is the first necessity of progress.
I am long on ideas but short on time. I expect to live only about a hundred years.
Be courageous! … I have seen many depressions in business. Always America has come out stronger and more prosperous. Be as brave as your fathers before you. Have faith! Go forward.
Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.
Results? Why man I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won’t work.
They say President Wilson has blundered. Perhaps he has but I notice he usually blunders forward.
I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world.
Results! Why man I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won’t work.
Many of life’s failures are men who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world.
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
As a cure for worrying work is better than whiskey.
Just because something doesn’t do what you planned it to do doesn’t mean it’s useless.
Hell, there are no rules here – we’re trying to accomplish something.
Be courageous. I have seen many depressions in business. Always America has emerged from these stronger and more prosperous. Be brave as your fathers before you. Have faith! Go forward!
If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.
Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.
Restlessness is discontent and discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common sense.
I never did a day’s work in my life. It was all fun.
The reason a lot of people do not recognize opportunity is because it usually goes around wearing overalls looking like hard work.
Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won’t work.
I know this world is ruled by infinite intelligence. Everything that surrounds us- everything that exists – proves that there are infinite laws behind it. There can be no denying this fact. It is mathematical in its precision.
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.
The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil.
To my mind the old masters are not art their value is in their scarcity.
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.
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
Anything that won’t sell, I don’t want to invent. Its sale is proof of utility, and utility is success.
I find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what the world calls success.