Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
Thomas A. EdisonI 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.
Thomas A. EdisonMy mother was the making of me. She was so true and so sure of me, I felt that I had someone to live for - someone I must not disappoint. The memory of my mother will always be a blessing to me.
Thomas A. Edison