Thomas Edison

I haven’t failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways it won’t work.

There is no substitute for hard work.

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

Be careful not to compromise what you want most for what you want now.

No one lives long enough to learn everything they need to learn starting from scratch. To be successful, we absolutely, positively have to find people who have already paid the price to learn the things that we need to learn to achieve our goals.

We need to understand the difference between discipline and punishment. Punishment is what you do to someone; discipline is what you do for someone.

Great people do things before they’re ready.

The price of excellence is discipline. The cost of mediocrity is disappointment.

My favorite writers are all Jews – David, Solomon, Matthew, Mark – well, you get the picture.

Concentrated thoughts produce desired results.

Live out of your imagination, not your history.

With integrity, you have nothing to fear, since you have nothing to hide. With integrity, you will do the right thing, so you will have no guilt.

I was always scared to follow my dreams because if I follow my dreams and I fail, I can’t dream about it anymore. It’s easier to settle for less.

An undefined problem has an infinite number of solutions.

I gave up the guitar in 1965. Didn’t want to see a guitar. I’d go out and get drunk. When I came out of the heart surgery, the doc said, “Promise me you’ll work hard.” I said, “I thought working hard is what got me here.” He said, “No, working is what will keep you alive.”

See yourself as a work in progress.

You must be the change you want to see in the world.

Every setback might be the very thing that makes you carry on and fight all the harder and become much better.