"Opportunity is missed by most people because..." - Quote by Thomas Edison

“I never quit until I get what I want.”

“A reporter called on Edison to interview him about a substitute for lead in the manufacture of storage batteries that the scientist was seeking. Edison informed the man that he had made 20,000 experiments but none had worked. "Aren't you discouraged by all this waste of effort?" the reporter asked. Edison: "Waste! There's nothing wasted. I have discovered 20,000 things that won't work."”

“The United States, and other advanced nations, will someday be able to produce instruments of death so terrible the world will be in abject terror of itself and its ability to end civilization.... Such war-making weapons should be developed - but only for purposes of discovery and experimentation”

“Everything we would ever need to become rich and powerful and sophisticated is within our reach. The major reason that so few take advantage of all that we have is simply, neglect.”

“If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our Democracy; Tonight is your answer.”

“Do not wait; the time will never be "just right." Start where you stand & work with whatever tools you may have.”

“Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.”

“Fewer people are bent from hard work than are crooked from avoiding it.”

“Persevere. Nothing worthwhile is easy.”