“Faith, as well intentioned as it may be, must be built on facts, not fiction--faith in fiction is a damnable false hope.” Thomas Alva Edison
“I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident” Thomas Alva Edison
“If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.” Thomas Alva Edison
“Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless.” Thomas Alva Edison Mean
“Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” Thomas Alva Edison FailureLife
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” Thomas Alva Edison OpportunityWork
“Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won't work.” Thomas Alva Edison Work
“The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest her or his patients in the care of the human frame, in a proper diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease.” Thomas Alva Edison DoctorCareFuture
“There is no expedient to which a man will not go to avoid the labor of thinking.” Thomas Alva Edison
“To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.” Thomas Alva Edison GoodInspirationalImaginationInventPileJunk
“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.” Thomas Alva Edison WorkWisdomFailedFail
“If I find 10,000 ways something won't work, I haven't failed. I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.” Thomas Alva Edison WarWork