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> [Sometimes I apologize. It started that way and we never did change it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-engelbart/sometimes-i-apologize-it-started-that-way-and-we-never-did-change-it/)

[Douglas Engelbart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-engelbart/)

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## More by Douglas Engelbart

> [The key thing about all the world's big problems is that they have to be dealt with collectively. If we don't get collectively smarter,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-engelbart/the-key-thing-about-all-the-world-s-big-problems-is-that-they-have-to/)

[Douglas Engelbart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-engelbart/)

> [The better we get at getting better, the faster we will get better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-engelbart/the-better-we-get-at-getting-better-the-faster-we-will-get-better/)

[Douglas Engelbart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-engelbart/)

> [The digital revolution is far more significant than the invention of writing or even of printing.”“The better we get at getting better, the faster…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-engelbart/the-digital-revolution-is-far-more-significant-than-the-invention-of/)

[Douglas Engelbart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-engelbart/)

> [The digital revolution is far more significant than the invention of writing or even of printing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-engelbart/the-digital-revolution-is-far-more-significant-than-the-invention-of-2/)

[Douglas Engelbart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-engelbart/)

> [It would be wonderful if I can inspire others, who are struggling to realize their dreams, to say 'if this country kid could do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-engelbart/it-would-be-wonderful-if-i-can-inspire-others-who-are-struggling-to/)

[Douglas Engelbart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-engelbart/)

> [The rate at which a person can mature is directly proportional to the embarrassment he can tolerate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-engelbart/the-rate-at-which-a-person-can-mature-is-directly-proportional-to-the/)

[Douglas Engelbart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-engelbart/)

> [These days, the problem isn't how to innovate; it's how to get society to adopt the good ideas that already exist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-engelbart/these-days-the-problem-isn-t-how-to-innovate-it-s-how-to-get-society/)

[Douglas Engelbart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-engelbart/)

> [Sometimes I apologize. It started that way and we never did change it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-engelbart/sometimes-i-apologize-it-started-that-way-and-we-never-did-change-it/)

[Douglas Engelbart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-engelbart/)

> [Today's environment is beginning to threaten today's organizations, finding them seriously deficient in their nervous system design... The degree of coordination, perception, rational adaptation,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-engelbart/today-s-environment-is-beginning-to-threaten-today-s-organizations/)

[Douglas Engelbart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-engelbart/)

> [In 20 or 30 years, you'll be able to hold in your hand as much computing knowledge as exists now in the whole city,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-engelbart/in-20-or-30-years-you-ll-be-able-to-hold-in-your-hand-as-much/)

[Douglas Engelbart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-engelbart/)

> [Boosting mankind's capability for coping with complex, urgent problems](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-engelbart/boosting-mankind-s-capability-for-coping-with-complex-urgent-problems/)

[Douglas Engelbart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-engelbart/)

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