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... →
Thomas A. Edison
There is no substitute for hard work.
The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common sense.
I never did anything by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work.
The reason a lot of people do not recognize opportunity is because it usually goes around wearing overalls looking like hard 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... →
I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun.
Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won't work.
It is astonishing what an effort it seems to be for many people to put their brains definitely and systematically to work.
I find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what the world calls success.