“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up”
"There will one day spring from the brain of science a machine or force so fearful in its potentialities, so absolutely terrifying, that even man, the fighter, who will dare torture and death in order to inflict torture and death, will be appalled, and so abandon war forever."
- Thomas A. Edison
Hope
"I never did a day’s work in my life. It was all fun."
- Thomas A. Edison
Happiness
"When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this: you haven't."
- Thomas A. Edison
Motivation
"If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves."
- Thomas A. Edison
Motivation
"There is no substitute for hard work."
- Thomas A. Edison
Hard Work
"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. The slogan ‘Press On’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race."
- Calvin Coolidge
Persistence
"I have stood on a mountain of no’s for one yes."
- Barbara Elaine Smith
Persistence
"First, forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won’t. Habit is persistence in practice."
- Octavia Butler
Persistence
"A dragonfly's journey is proof that persistence carves canyons from cliffs"
Persistence
"Persistence pays off, buzz on like the dragonfly"
Persistence