I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
In plain words
Every way that does not work is one you never have to try again.
Where these words come from
- 40% sureLots of sources credit Thomas Edison with this, and they agree with each other. The book or the speech it first came from hasn't turned up yet.
- widely attributed, no primary source found — Wikiquote Disputed section cites only J. L. Elkhorne's "Edison — The Fabulous Drone" (73 Magazine, March 1967), a secondary "as quoted in" citation 36 years after Edison's death; no primary Edison writing/interview found.
