Innovation Quotes · Page 55

The continuous invention of new ways of observing is man's special secret of living.

— John Zachary Young

Inventions reached their limit long ago, and I see no hope for further development.

— Frontinus

“We tend to think of future inventions and discoveries, but in reality, these things already exist in the knowledge bank of the…

— Stephen Richards

The first inventions of commerce are, like those of all other arts, cunning and short-sighted.

— John Philpot Curran

“To think, analyze and invent are not anomalous acts, but the normal respiration of the intelligence.”

— Jorge Luis Borges

Almost everyone who has had an idea that's somewhat revolutionary or wildly successful was first told they're insane.

— Larry Page

“Innovation should break some outdated rule, but needs a level of guidance.”

— Pearl Zhu

Compliance does not foster innovation, trust does. You can't sustain long-term innovation, for example, in a climate of distrust.

— Stephen Covey

The economy is this huge innovation discovery machine. What the government can do usefully is to focus some of that effort where…

— Paul Romer

Creativity is the quality that you bring to the activity that you are doing. It is an attitude, an inner approach -…

— Rajneesh

It is difficult to predict technology more than 10 years out with any certitude, but what I observe is that change and…

— Jared Cohen

When you are only one vendor, there is a very low rate of innovation. You think the old architecture is just fine,…

— Peter Levine

Our hope is to support projects that promote the personal and educational development of young people through creative programs that embrace innovation…

— Elisa Sednaoui

In the age of revolution it is not knowledge that produces new wealth, but insight - insight into opportunities for discontinuous innovation.…

— Gary Hamel

All evidence shows that we are actually getting smarter. Roughly we are getting 10 IQ points smarter every decade. The speed of…

— Bjarke Ingels

I'm a computer scientist by training. I'm also the author of three books, all of which endorse the use of biotechnology to…

— Ramez Naam

An old essay by John Updike begins, 'We live in an era of gratuitous inventions and negative improvements.' That language is general…

— John Updike

To many of us now, computers, silicon chips, data processing, cybernetics, and all the other innovations of the dawning high technology age…

— Ronald Reagan

At some point, when I finished school in Zurich, I suddenly realised that I was nobody. I couldn't find a shape. Everything…

— Sophie Hunger

Values cannot be speedily forgotten if it is inconvenient or commercially expedient. Values have to have meaning and longevity; otherwise they are…

— Richard Branson

“Research by Harvard Business School professor Amy Edmondson shows that in the type of psychologically safe environment that Meyer helped create, people…

— Adam M. Grant

We stand by as children starve by the millions because we lack the will to end hunger. But we have found the…

— Mark Hatfield

We have this highly irrational system of incentivizing innovation for clean and green technologies, where we allow the innovator to have a…

— Thomas Pogge

I do not rush into actual work. When I get a new idea, I start at once building it up in my…

— Nikola Tesla

I see mysteries and complications wherever I look, and I have never met a steadily logical person.

— Martha Gellhorn

“A great man quotes bravely, and will not draw on his invention when his memory serves him with a word just as…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

We must create policies that promote creativity, innovation and can adapt to today's changing, dynamic economy.

— Young Kim

“The organizations that need innovation the most are the ones that do the most to stop it from happening. —Seth Godin6”

— Michael J. White

We are not concerned about innovation shifting from the U.S. I still believe that the U.S. still has capabilities for innovation.

— Craig Mundie

Investing in innovation, which was my broad theme talking to [Warren Buffett ], that included health vaccines, it included energy and education.

— Bill Gates

You can't name the inventor of the camera. The 19th-century invention was chemical: the fixative.

— David Hockney

If God did not exist, we should have to invent him. If God did exist, we should have to abolish Him.

— Albert Camus

A tablet replacing an exercise book is not innovation, it's just a different way to make notes.

— Geoff Mulgan

“I trust that you are aware that today’s success is tomorrow’s mediocrity. This means anything appealing today will be appalling tomorrow.”

— Israelmore Ayivor

Students from other E.U. countries are worth billions to our economy and help drive it through their hard work and innovation.

— Anna Soubry

We focus on building innovation and inventing technology futures and we figure that it will take care of the rest. So far,…

— Philippe Kahn

Starting point for any achievement is desire, Desire propels innovation. Innovation ignites passion & passion fuels to make your dream a reality.

— Anil Sinha

The innovation of our workplace is key to the development of innovative solutions that address the evolving complex challenges of our clients.

— Cathy Engelbert

Culture is so incredibly important because it is the foundation for all future innovation. People with passion can change the world,

— Brian Chesky

In the light, we read the inventions of others; in the darkness we invent our own stories.

— Alberto Manguel