"Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages."

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

"Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration."

"I make more mistakes than anyone I know, and sooner or later, I patent them all."

"I have friends in the electrical industry who would be very happy to see me dead."