We are always seeking for those things which are in the clouds, not for those that lie at our feet.

If you need a machine and don't buy it, then you will ultimately find that you have paid for it and don't have it.

Mr Edison gave America just what was needed at that moment in history. They say that when people think of me, they think of my assembly line. Mr. Edison, you built an assembly line which brought together the genius of invention, science and industry.

We now know that anything which is economically right is also morally right. There can be no conflict between good economics and good morals.

History is more or less bunk.

There is a subtle danger in a man thinking that he is "fixed" for life. It indicates that the next jolt of the wheel of progress is going to fling him off.

Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success.