Thomas Edison on imagination
“To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.”
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Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
Thomas EdisonThomas Edison Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.
Thomas EdisonThomas Edison Never go to sleep without a request to your subconscious.
Thomas EdisonThomas Edison The first requisite for success is to develop the ability to focus.
Thomas EdisonThomas Edison I do not believe in the God of the theologians; but that there is a Supreme Intelligence I do not doubt.
Thomas EdisonThomas Edison Success is the result of hard work.
Thomas EdisonThomas Edison So far as the religion of the day is concerned, it is a damned fake. Religion is all bunk.
Thomas EdisonThomas Edison Success depends on how many experiments you can fit into 24 hours.
Thomas EdisonThomas Edison Friendship is the heaven of life.
Thomas EdisonThomas Edison This problem, once solved, will be simple.
Thomas EdisonThomas Edison The First 40 hours of work per week are for survival. Everything after that is for success.
Thomas EdisonThomas Edison All bibles are man-made.
Thomas EdisonThomas Edison Everything comes to those who hustle while they wait.
Thomas EdisonThomas Edison If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.
Thomas EdisonThomas Edison The chief function of the body is to carry the brain around.
Thomas EdisonThomas Edison Be courageous! Have faith! Go forward.
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MoomerMoomer Always show kindness and love to others. Your words might be filling the empty places in someone else heart.
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Ani ShahverdyanAni Shahverdyan Your smile and your laughter lit my whole world.
Ranata SuzukiRanata Suzuki Often all we can do is breathe, even that can be hard sometimes.
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A distinction must be made between true and false ideas, and that too much rein must not be given to a man’s imagination under pretext of its being a clear and distinct intellection.
Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Imaginary evil is romantic and varied; real evil is gloomy, monotonous, barren, boring. Imaginary good is boring; real good is always new, marvelous, intoxicating.
Simone WeilSimone Weil The scientist needs an artistically creative imagination.
Max PlanckMax Planck Fanaticism is governed by imagination rather than judgment.
Harriet Beecher StoweHarriet Beecher Stowe Do not build up obstacles in your imagination. Difficulties must be studied and dealt with, but they must not be magnfied by fear.
Norman Vincent PealeNorman Vincent Peale Our world faces a true planetary emergency. I know the phrase sounds shrill, and I know it’s a challenge to the moral imagination.
Al GoreAl Gore Peer into the depths of your soul and see – your magic exceeds that of the stars. Imagine you are viewing the universe you are.
Aija MayrockAija Mayrock Success is created through the performance of a few small daily disciplines that stack up over time to produce achievements far beyond anything you could have ever planned for.
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