Who said the quote Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work?

Thomas Edison
Dear Quote Investigator: The following quote is credited to Thomas Edison: Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.

What is missed by most people because it is dressed in clothes and looks like work?

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” Thomas Edison said that. The other expression I like is, “It’s a funny thing, the harder I work, the luckier I get.”

What does opportunity is missed because it is dressed in overalls?

Opportunity Is Missed Because It Is Dressed in Overalls and Looks Like Work. — Thomas A. Edison. In 1971 a speech by Ohio State Senator Donald (Buz) Lukens was reported in the News Journal newspaper. Lukens ascribed the saying to Edison [TEDL]: He borrowed two quotations to capsulize his conclusions.

Who was it that said opportunity is missed by most people?

This site is edited by Barry Popik. “Opportunity is missed by most people because it’s dressed in overalls and looks like (hard) work” is a quotation usually credited to American inventor Thomas Edison (1847-1931), but there’s no evidence that he ever said it.

When did Thomas Edison say opportunity is missed by most people?

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it’s dressed in overalls and looks like (hard) work” is a quotation usually credited to American inventor Thomas Edison (1847-1931), but there’s no evidence that he ever said it. Edison began receiving credit for the saying by at least the 1960s.

What did Plato say about opportunity being missed?

He borrowed two quotations to capsulize his conclusions. He quoted from Plato “let him who would move the world first move himself” and from Edison “opportunity is missed by most people because it comes dressed in overalls looking like hard work.”.