Famous Quotes by Thomas A. Edison

Below are famous quotes by Thomas A. Edison - US inventor (1847 - 1931).

A genius is just a talented person who does his homework.

All Bibles are man-made.

Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.

Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.

I have never seen the slightest scientific proof of the religious idea of heaven and hell, of future life for individuals, or of a personal God.

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

There is no expedient to which a man will not go to avoid the labor of thinking.

To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.

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