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Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman known for his work on the incandescent light bulb, the phonograph, electric power distribution and early motion pictures. The merger of the Edison General Electric Company and the competitor Thomson-Houston Electric Company resulted in the formation of General Electric. Edison registered 1,093 patents in the United States.
If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
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.
There is no expedient to which a man will not go to avoid the labor of thinking.
Genius is one per cent inspiration, ninety-nine per cent perspiration.
If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.