Quotes By Thomas Alva Edison

I've never made a mistake. I've only learned from experience.

I'd put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that.

I have had a lot of success with failure.

Keep on the lookout for novel ideas that others have used successfully. Your idea has to be original only in its adaptation to the problem you're working on.

Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless.

The first requisite of success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem without growing weary.

To have a great idea, have a lot of them.

I think work is the world's greatest fun.