Thomas Alva Edison: 10 quotes on his birthday

To commemorate Thomas Alva Edison's 165th birthday on February 11, here are 10 favorite Edison quotes.

4. Reconsidering failure

By Andrew Balet (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-2.5 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons

“I have not failed. I’ve just found ten thousand ways that won’t work.”

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