In physics, to be in two places at the same time would be a miracle; in politics it seems not merely normal, but natural.


Charles Edison

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Faith, as well intentioned as it may be, must be built on facts, not fiction--faith in fiction is a ...
THOMAS A. EDISON
Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.
THOMAS A. EDISON
As a cure for worrying, work is better than whisky.
THOMAS A. EDISON
I never did anything by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work.
THOMAS ALVA EDISON
I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun.
THOMAS ALVA EDISON
There is no substitute for hard work.
THOMAS ALVA EDISON
As a cure for worrying, work is better than whiskey.
THOMAS ALVA EDISON
He had all the attributes...
THOMAS A. EDISON The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and C...
THOMAS ALVA EDISON
Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual ac...
THOMAS ALVA EDISON
It is astonishing what an effort it seems to be for many people to put their brains definitely and ...
THOMAS A. EDISON
I never once made a discovery ... I speak without exaggeration that I have constructed three thousan...
THOMAS A. EDISON
Waste is worse than loss. The time is coming when every person who lays claim to ability will keep t...
THOMAS A. EDISON
If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.
THOMAS ALVA EDISON
Hell, there are no rules here,we are trying to accomplish something.
THOMAS ALVA EDISON
The first step is an intuition and it comes with a burst, then difficulties arise - this thing gives...
THOMAS ALVA EDISON
There is no expedient to which a man will go to avoid the real labor of thinking.
THOMAS ALVA EDISON
Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave...
THOMAS ALVA EDISON
The body is a community made up of its innumerable cells or inhabitants.
THOMAS ALVA EDISON
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up.
THOMAS ALVA EDISON
We don't know a millionth of one percent about anything.
THOMAS ALVA EDISON
I never did anything worth doing by accident; nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they ca...
THOMAS ALVA EDISON
When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this - you haven't.
THOMAS A. EDISON
Nature is what we know. We do not know the gods of religions. And nature is not kind, or merciful, o...
THOMAS A. EDISON
I have never failed, I've only shown the way I did it before doesn't work.
THOMAS A. EDISON