Let the public throw bouquets to the inventors and in time we will all be happy.

I believe that the motion picture is destined to revolutionize our educational system and that in a few years it will supplant largely, if not entirely, the use of textbooks.

X-rays ... I am afraid of them. I stopped experimenting with them two years ago, when I came near to losing my eyesight and Dally, my assistant practically lost the use of both of his arms.

The biggest failure of man is that he gives up before he realizes how close he was to success.

To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.

Being busy does not always mean real work.

I'd put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that.