I readily absorb ideas from every source, frequently starting where the last person left off.

I readily absorb ideas from every source, frequently starting where the last person left off.

Thomas Edison

The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil.

The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil.

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

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

Discontent is the first necessity of progress.

Discontent is the first necessity of progress.

To my mind the old masters are not art; their value is in their scarcity.

To my mind the old masters are not art; their value is in their scarcity.

I start where the last man left off.

I start where the last man left off.

The value of an idea lies in the using of it.

The value of an idea lies in the using of it.

We often miss opportunity because it’s dressed in overalls and looks like work.

We often miss opportunity because it’s dressed in overalls and looks like work.

I don’t live with the past; I am living for today and tomorrow.

I don’t live with the past; I am living for today and tomorrow.

There’s a way to do it better - find it.

There’s a way to do it better - find it.

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

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

The chief function of the body is to carry the brain around.

The chief function of the body is to carry the brain around.

I never did a day’s work in my life. It was all fun.

I never did a day’s work in my life. It was all fun.

It is very beautiful over there!

It is very beautiful over there!

There is no substitute for hard work.

There is no substitute for hard work.

Success is 90% perspiration and 10% inspiration!

Success is 90% perspiration and 10% inspiration!

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

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

What you are will show in what you do.

What you are will show in what you do.

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

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