“To my mind the old masters are not art their value is in their scarcity.”

“The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil.”

“Hell, there are no rules here - we're trying to accomplish something.”

“Be courageous. I have seen many depressions in business. Always America has emerged from these stronger and more prosperous. Be brave as your fathers before you. Have faith! Go forward!”

“Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless.”

“Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”

“I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun.”

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”

“Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”

“I find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what the world calls success.”

“One might think that the money value of an invention constitutes its reward to the man who loves his work. But... I continue to find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what the world calls success.”

“The reason a lot of people do not recognize opportunity is because it usually goes around wearing overalls looking like hard work.”

“Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there must be forethought, system, planning, intelligence, and honest purpose, as well as perspiration. Seeming to do is not doing.”

“It is astonishing what an effort it seems to be for many people to put their brains definitely and systematically to work.”

“One might think that the money value of an invention constitutes its reward to the man who loves his work. But... I continue to find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what the world calls success.”

“I never did anything by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident they came by work.”

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”

“The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common sense.”

“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.”

“I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun.”

“There is no substitute for hard work.”

“I find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what the world calls success.”

“Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won't work.”