“Genius is not inspired. Inspiration is perspiration.”

We will make electricity so cheap that only the rich will burn candles.

I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work.

Do the thing and the power will come.

I never view mistakes as failures. They are simply opportunities to find out what doesn’t work.

I never view mistakes as failures. They are simply opportunities to find out what doesn’t work.

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

Success is based on imagination plus ambition and the will to work.

A good intention, with a bad approach, often leads to a poor result.

The secret of success is focus of purpose.

The successful person makes a habit of doing what the failing person doesn’t like to do.

I didn’t fail 1000 times. The light bulb was an invention with 1000 steps.

To do much clear thinking a person must arrange for regular periods of solitude when they can concentrate and indulge the imagination without distraction.

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

Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.

Never go to sleep without a request to your subconscious.

The first requisite for success is to develop the ability to focus.

My mother taught me that no matter how you earn a living, whether you’re a caregiver or truck driver, grocery store clerk or small business owner, every job has inherent value and worth.

Quick wins don’t last, always focus on the long game.

Be always the work in progress. The day you finish learning is the day you are finished.

Without a game plan and without a strong sense of faith in what you’re doing, it’s gonna be really hard to accomplish anything.

Fishes live in the sea, as men do on land: the great ones eat up the little ones.

Most important thing is to get rid of doubt. If you got doubt in what you’re doing it’s not gonna work.

Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.

Healthy mindset is a key to wealthy life.