461 Quotes by Thomas A. Edison

Success depends on how many experiments you can fit into 24 hours.

I’ve realized that most of my best ideas have followed a good night’s sleep.

Everyone steals in commerce and industry. I’ve stolen a lot, myself. But I know how to steal! They don’t know how to steal!

I try not to invent things that people don’t need.

An idea is something that won’t work unless you do.

Surprises and reverses can serve as an incentive for great accomplishment. There are no rules here, we’re just trying to accomplish something.

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

Life’s most soothing things are a child’s goodnight and sweet music.

Nearly every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then he gets discouraged. That’s not the place to become discouraged.