I make more mistakes than anyone else I know, and sooner or later, I patent most of them.
We haven't failed. We now know a thousand things that won't work, so we are much closer to finding what will.
No Such Thing as Bad Results
Success depends on how many experiments you can fit into 24 hours
I never pick up an item without thinking of how I might improve it.
Genius? Nothing! Sticking to it is the genius! Any other bright-minded fellow can accomplish just as much if he will stick like hell and remember nothing that's any good works by itself. You've got to make the damn thing work!...I failed my way to success.