Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed … - Thomas Edison

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

Thomas Edison

Sources available for members. Sign up free to see where this quote comes from

English

Collect this quote

About Thomas Edison

Thomas Alva Edison (11 February 1847 – 18 October 1931) was an American inventor and businessman who developed many devices which greatly influenced life worldwide into the twenty-first century.

Biography information from Wikiquote

Also Known As

Birth Name: Thomas Alva Edison

Alternative Names: Thomas A. Edison • Edison

Full Quote All quotes from Thomas Edison Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like Thomas Edison:

Albert Einstein Henry Ford Isaac Asimov Robert A. Heinlein Mark Twain

Additional quotes by Thomas Edison

If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.

I believe in the existence of a Supreme Intelligence pervading the Universe.

To Monsieur Eiffel the Engineer, the brave builder of so gigantic and original a specimen of modern Engineering from one who has the greatest respect and admiration for all Engineers including the Great Engineer the Bon Dieu.

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas Edison

About Thomas Edison

Also Known As

Works in ChatGPT, Claude, or Any AI

Additional quotes by Thomas Edison

Unlimited Quote Collections