I know of over 3,000 ways [that] a light bulb does not work.

When down in the mouth, remember Jonah. He came out all right.

I think work is the world's greatest fun.

When we learn how to store electricity, we will cease being apes ourselves; until then we are tailless orangutans. You see, we should utilize natural forces and thus get all of our power. Sunshine is a form of energy, and the winds and the tides are manifestations of energy. Do we use them? Oh, no! We burn up wood and coal, as renters burn up the front fence for fuel. We live like squatters, not as if we owned the property.

I never quit until I get what I want.

Inspiration can be found in a pile of junk. Sometimes, you can put it together with a good imagination and invent something.

I failed my way to success.