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When you become quiet, it just dawns on you
Ideas without execution are hallucinations.
It is very beautiful over there. (last words)
The value of an idea lies in the using of it.
Genius is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration.
There is a better way for everything. Find it.
Discontent is the first necessity of progress.
To get a great idea, come up with lots of them.
Invention is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration
Success is 90% perspiration and 10% inspiration!
I never failed. It just didn't work 10,000 times.
Of all my inventions, I liked the phonograph best
Invention is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration.
A diamond is a piece of coal that stuck to the job
I try not to invent things that people don't need.
If I could solve all the problems myself, I would.
Nature is truly wonderful. Only man is truly foul.
An idea is something that won't work unless you do.
I am 67, but I'm not too old to make a fresh start.
Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.
I'll try anything...I'll even try Limburger cheese!
I never did a day's work in my life, it was all fun.
There is far more opportunity than there is ability.
I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun.
A genius is a talented person who does his homework.
Genius is not inspired. Inspiration is perspiration.
Everything comes to those who hustle while they wait.
Every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward
Every failure is a lesson learned about your strategy.
The beauty of a great idea lies in the art of using it.
The memory of my mother will always be a blessing to me.
Never go to sleep without a request to your subconscious.
First be sure a thing is wanted or needed, then go ahead.
Genius is 1 percent inspiration, 99 percent perspiration.
What a man's mind can create, man's character can control.
To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.
I can never pick up a thing without wishing to improve it.
The greatest invention in the world is the mind of a child.
I know of over 3,000 ways [that] a light bulb does not work.
The chief function of the body is to carry the brain around.
A failure teaches you that something can't be done-that way.
I am proud of the fact that I never invented weapons to kill.
Each time you fail, you have eliminated another wrong option.
Continued innovation is the best way to beat the competition.
I've never made a mistake. I've only learned from experience.
The only thing I use my body for is to carry my brain around.
Your worth consists in what you are and not in what you have.
The inventor tries to meet the demand of a crazy civilization.
When down in the mouth, remember Jonah. He came out all right.
I have determined that there is no market for talking pictures