The thing I lose patience with the most is the clock. Its hands move too fast

I never did anything worth doing entirely by accident. . . Almost none of my inventions came about totally by accident. They were achieved by having trained myself to endure and tolerate hard work.

IF PARENTS PASS ENTHUSIASM ALONG TO THEIR CHILDREN, THEY WILL LEAVE THEM AN ESTATE OF INCALCULABLE VALUE

A good intention, with a bad approach, often leads to a poor result.

People are not remembered by how few times they fail, but by how often they succeed. Every wrong step is another step forward

Of all my inventions, I liked the phonograph best

To get a great idea, come up with lots of them.