Thomas A. Edison
Thomas A. Edison
Thomas Alva Edisonwas an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. Dubbed "The Wizard of Menlo Park", he was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production and large-scale teamwork to the process of invention, and because of that, he is often credited with the creation of the first industrial research laboratory...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionInventor
Date of Birth11 February 1847
CountryUnited States of America
Thomas A. Edison quotes about
The only time I really become discouraged is when I think of all the things I would like to do and the little time I have in which to do them.
When down in the mouth, remember Jonah. He came out all right.
Discontent is the first necessity of progress.
I failed my way to success.
This problem, once solved, will be simple.
Success depends on how many experiments you can fit into 24 hours
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up.
Two per cent. is genius, and ninety-eight per cent. is hard work.
The brain can be developed just the same as the muscles can be developed, if on will only take the pains to train the mind to think.
I am so deaf I am debarred from hearing all the time articulation and have to depend on the judgment of others.
Personally, I enjoy working about 18 hours a day. Besides the short catnaps I take each day, I average about four to five hours of sleep per night.
Mr. Edison worked endlessly on a problem, using the method of elimination. If a person asked him if he were discouraged because so many attempts proved unavailing, he would say, "No, I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.".
I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come indirectly through accident, except the phonograph. No when I have fully decided that a result is worth getting, I go about it, and make trial after trial, until it comes.
The reason a lot of people do not recognize opportunity is because it usually goes around wearing overalls looking like hard work.