Thomas A. Edison Quotes About Failure

Quotes about: Failure

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  Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive
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  I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Inspirational, Funny, Motivational

• Every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward

  Thomas A. Edison

  Perseverance, Determination, Failure

• Discontent is the first necessity of progress.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Inspirational, Motivational, Happiness

  "The Diary and Sundry Observations of Thomas Alva Edison". Book by Thomas A. Edison, 1948.

• Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  "From Telegraph to Light Bulb with Thomas Edison". Book by Deborah Headstrom-Page, 2007.

• Be courageous. I have seen many depressions in business. Always America has emerged from these stronger and more prosperous. Be brave as your fathers before you. Have faith! Go forward!

  Thomas A. Edison

  Faith, Courage, Father

• I have not failed 700 times. I have not failed once. I have succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not work. When I have eliminated the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will work.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Inspirational, Failure, Way

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

  Thomas A. Edison

  Positive, Smart, Failure

• Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won't work.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Motivational, Education, Work

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

  Thomas A. Edison

  Mistake, Failure, Opportunity

• Restlessness is discontent and discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Inspirational, Motivational, Failure

  "The Diary and Sundry Observations of Thomas Alva Edison". Book by Thomas A. Edison, 1948.

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

  Thomas A. Edison

  Success, Educational, Failure

  "The Diary and Sundry Observations of Thomas Alva Edison". Book by Thomas A. Edison, 1948.

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

  Thomas A. Edison

  Positive, Mean Girls, Funny Inspirational

  "Artifacts : An Archaeologist's Year in Silicon Valley". Book by Christine Finn, 2001.

• When I have fully decided that a result is worth getting I go ahead of it and make trial after trial until it comes.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Inspirational, Perseverance, Life Lesson

• A failure teaches you that something can't be done-that way.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Failure, Done, Way

• Show me a completely contented person and I'll show you a failure.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Failure, Failing, Show Me

• Negative results are just what I want. They’re just as valuable to me as positive results. I can never find the thing that does the job best until I find the ones that don’t.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Success, Jobs, Failure

• Each time you fail, you have eliminated another wrong option.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Failure, Failing

• They say President Wilson has blundered. Perhaps he has, but I notice he usually blunders forward.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Failure, President, Wilson

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