Menlo Park, NJ…Thomas Alva Edison, February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931. The Iconic American inventor of the light bulb, phonograph, motion picture camera & more.

“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!”

“Personally, I enjoy working about 18 hours a day. Besides the short catnaps I take each day, I average about four to five hours of sleep per night.”

“If we all did the things we are really capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves….”

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

“A genius is often merely a talented person who has done all of his or her homework.”

“Fools call wise men fools. A wise man never calls any man a fool.”