It has been just so in all my inventions. The first step is an intuition-and comes with a burst, then difficulties arise. This thing that gives out and then that-"Bugs"as such little faults and difficulties are called show themselves and months of anxious watching, study and labor are requisite before commercial success-or failure-is certainly reached.

An average American loves his family. If he has any love left over for some other person, he generally selects Mark Twain.

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

Books will soon be obsolete in the schools... Our school system will be completely changed in the next ten years.

Nothing that's good works by itself, you've got to make the damn thing work.

I know this world is ruled by Infinite Intelligence. It required Infinite Intelligence to create it and it requires Infinite Intelligence to keep it on its course ... It is mathematical in its precision.

Waste is worse than loss. The time is coming when every person who lays claim to ability will keep the question of waste before him constantly. The scope of thrift is limitless.