“No competition means no invention.”20 In the wake of the Barings debacle, however, Villard had seen his German-funded North American Bank, source… — Jill Jonnes Copy Share Image
If you are going to do something truly innovative, you have to be someone who does not value social approval. You can't… — Malcolm Gladwell Copy Share Image
Tens of thousands who could never afford to own, feed and stable a horse, had by this bright invention enjoyed the swiftness… — Frances E. Willard Copy Share Image
“While what I write is always largely consistent with the records that remain I freely admit that where historical fact proves a… — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
It takes a great deal of humility to recognize you have made a wrong turn on the road to successful innovation, but… — Scott D. Anthony Copy Share Image
Creativity and innovation always builds on the past. The past always tries to control the creativity that builds upon it. Free societies… — Lawrence Lessig Copy Share Image
Serious people need to work hard to reduce the debt, reduce taxes, and slash regulation on the small businesses and families that… — Wendy Long Copy Share Image
Fracking is an amazing instance of discovery of many things that come together to make it much cheaper to extract oil and… — Paul Romer Copy Share Image
Empowering innovations transform something that is complicated and expensive into something that is so much more simple and affordable that a much… — Clayton Christensen Copy Share Image
Technological innovation has dramatically lowered the cost of computing, making it possible for large numbers of consumers to own powerful new technologies… — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
The kind of environment that we developed Google in, the reason that we were able to develop a search engine, is the… — Sergey Brin Copy Share Image
“Steve and I spent a lot of time on the packaging," said Ive. " I love the process of unpacking something. You… — Walter Isaacson Copy Share Image
Style is a capitalist invention. It's a trademark. It's very useful in the world of commerce to have a good trademark, but… — Art Spiegelman Copy Share Image
“While human ingenuity may devise various inventions to the same ends, it will never devise anything more beautiful, nor more simple, nor… — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
One thing that gets missed a lot is that DonorsChoose is merely a place where teachers post wish lists. That doesn't do… — Charles Best Copy Share Image
Most companies target women as end users, but few are effectively utilizing female employees when it comes to innovating for female consumers.… — Indra Nooyi Copy Share Image
“There is, of course, a deep irony in the fact that technology, which was supposed to cut the ties between people and… — Bruce Katz Copy Share Image
Surely, nothing can be more plain or even more trite common sense than the proposition that innovation [...] is at the center… — Joseph A. Schumpeter Copy Share Image
Whether or not people go into space or serve the space industry, they will have the sensitivity to those fields necessary to… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
Much of our American progress has been the product of the individual who had an idea; pursued it; fashioned it; tenaciously clung… — Hubert H. Humphrey Copy Share Image
You know capitalism is this wonderful thing that motivates people, it causes wonderful inventions to be done. But in this area of… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
The most important thing we do to encourage innovation is give people the freedom to fail. And I think you can articulate… — Bobby Kotick Copy Share Image
Everything that can be associated to ideas, inventions, copyrights, and patents is part of the IP world - at least, that's my… — Jean-Philippe Courtois Copy Share Image
Companies have to nurture [creativity and motivation]-and have to do it by building a compassionate yet performance-driven corporate culture. In the knowledge… — Gay Mitchell Copy Share Image
“Every invention begins with an original thought. You are God’s original thought. You are his initiative, the fruit of his creative inspiration,… — Francois Du Toit Copy Share Image
Once we admit that the public sector takes an immense amount of risk along the entire innovation chain, it becomes crucial to… — Mariana Mazzucato Copy Share Image
Research and technology parks are an important part of the innovation infrastructure in Canada. Our Government's investment will increase the foreign profile… — Michelle Rempel Copy Share Image
Shift your frame of reference. Realise that all you see around you, the reality we perceive, is a small stage upon which… — Alex Bennett Copy Share Image
“Nature grows where the atmosphere is conducive – a bit of oxygen, soil, moisture and we see plants growing. Even between the… — Sukant Ratnakar Copy Share Image
“I had looked upon it as a simple task, what of the oars, mast, boom, and sprit, to say nothing of plenty… — Jack London Copy Share Image
It's like when IBM drove a lot of innovation out of the computer industry before the microprocessor came along. Eventually, Microsoft will… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
“Our world is full of amazing phenomena: a stunningly rapturous sunrise, a night sky spangled with stardust, the fiery beauty of a… — George Takei Copy Share Image
The end of life is likely to be an important focus for innovation. Most people die in hospitals, tied up with tubes… — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
“Teaching is a Creative profession, it is our duty as School Leaders and Education Influencers to offer the right climate to foster… — Samer Chidiac Copy Share Image
“Live and invent. I have tried. I must have tried. Invent. It is not the word. Neither is to live. No matter.… — Samuel Beckett Copy Share Image
Building a robot that has legs and walks around is a very expensive proposition. Mother Nature has created many wonderful things, but… — Colin Angle Copy Share Image
Every invention creates new needs, but the biggest needs are not for new and more advanced versions of the last invention but… — Philip Slater Copy Share Image
Bitcoin has a core technological innovation: The ability to publicly verify ownership, instantly transfer that ownership, and do so without the need… — Fred Ehrsam Copy Share Image
Surrounding yourself with creative, imaginative people is a good strategy for success whether you're an entrepreneur seeking innovation or an artist looking… — Harvey Mackay Copy Share Image
If only there could be an invention that bottled up a memory, like scent. And it never faded, and it never got… — Daphne du Maurier Copy Share Image
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