Thomas Edison

American Inventor
(1847-1931)

Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration.

Accordingly, a "genius" is often merely a talented person who has done all of his or her homework.


The first requisite for success is to develop the ability to focus and apply your mental and physical energies to the problem at hand - without growing weary. Because such thinking is often difficult, there seems to be no limit to which some people will go to avoid the effort and labor that is associated with it.



If we all did the things we are really capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.


Our schools are not teaching students to think. It is astonishing how many young people have difficulty in putting their brains definitely and systematically to work.


The three things that are most essential to achievement are common sense, hard work and stick-to-it-iv-ness.


I have far more respect for the person with a single idea who gets there than for the person with a thousand ideas who does nothing. {Determination and perseverence will take you farther in life...}

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

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