“I find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what the world calls success.”
More from Thomas Edison on Success
“Restlessness is discontent — and discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man — and I will show you a failure.”
“Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.”
“Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.”
“The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common sense.”
“Anything that won't sell, I don't want to invent. Its sale is proof of utility, and utility is success.”
“The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense.”
Others on Success
Jim Rohn
11 quotes“Success is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.”
Zig Ziglar
11 quotes“Try to look at your weakness and convert it into your strength. That's success.”
Brian Tracy
10 quotes“Winners make a habit of manufacturing their own positive expectations in advance of the event.”
John Maxwell
9 quotes“Success is...knowing your purpose in life,growing to reach your maximum potential, andsowing seeds that benefit others.”
Henry Ford
8 quotes“To do more for the world than the world does for you - that is success.”
Dale Carnegie
8 quotes“Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.”
Robin Sharma
6 quotes“Sometimes success isn't about making the right decision, it's more about making some decision.”
Sir Winston Churchill
6 quotes“The price of greatness is responsibility.”
John Wooden
6 quotes“Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best y...”
Joyce Brothers
6 quotes“A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success.”
Robert Kiyosaki
5 quotes“The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire the size of your dream and how you handle disappoint...”
Napoleon Hill
5 quotes“Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.”