"I will not say I failed 1000..." - Quote by Thomas Edison

“Direct thought is not an attribute of feminity. In this, women are now centuries behind man.”

“His genius he was quite content in one brief sentence to define; Of inspiration one percent, of perspiration, ninety nine.”

“I find out what the world needs. Then I go ahead and try to invent it”

“We all hoped in 2001 that we could put in place an Afghan government under President Karzai that would be able to control the country, make sure al-Qaeda didn't come back, and make sure the Taliban wasn't resurging. It didn't work out.”

“If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There's no point in being a damn fool about it.”

“I've written about 2,000 short stories; I've only published 300 and I feel I'm still learning. Any man who keeps working is not a failure. He may not be a great writer, but if he applies the old fashioned virtues of hard, constant labor, he'll eventually make some kind of career for himself as a writer. Ray Bradbury, 1967 interview (Doing the Math - that means for every story he sold, he wrote six "un-publishable" ones. Keep typing!)”

“Any man is liable to err, only a fool persists in error.”

“A poet's interest in craft never fades, of course.”

“I seldom read anything that is not of a factual nature because I want to invest my time wisely in the things that will improve my life. Don't misunderstand; there is nothing wrong with reading purely for the joy of it. Novels have their place, but biographies of famous men and women contain information that can change lives.”