Because we imagine, we can have invention and technology. It's actually play, not necessity, that is the mother of invention. — Alison Gopnik Copy Share Image
The right of an inventor to his invention is no monopoly - in any other sense than a man's house is a… — Daniel Webster Copy Share Image
The single biggest reason companies fail is they overinvest in what is, as opposed to what might be. — Gary Hamel Copy Share Image
Our ability to create has outreached our ability to use wisely the products of our invention. — Whitney M. Young Copy Share Image
Innovation grows out of membership and a sure sense of responsibility people feel for their work and the organizations that employ them. — Abraham Zaleznik Copy Share Image
For good ideas and true innovation, you need human interaction, conflict, argument, debate. — Margaret Heffernan Copy Share Image
We are here to change the world with small acts of thoughtfulness done daily rather than with one great breakthrough. — Harold S. Kushner Copy Share Image
Effective innovations start small. They are not grandiose. They try to do one specific thing. — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
The feed was probably the biggest innovation in social media of late. But the interesting thing about a feed is that the… — Evan Spiegel Copy Share Image
During the summer of 2009, conservative activists turned up the heat on Democratic politicians to protest the innovation-destroying, liberty-usurping Obamacare mandate. In… — Michelle Malkin Copy Share Image
One of the banes of successful innovation is that companies may be so committed to innovation that they will give the innovators… — Clayton M. Christensen Copy Share Image
However advanced the technology may become, life is impossible without humanity, and that's why we need a combination of science of thinking… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
Dreamers are mocked as impractical. The truth is they are the most practical, as their innovations lead to progress and a better… — Robin Sharma Copy Share Image
That series of inventions by which man from age to age has remade his environment is a different kind of evolution --… — Jacob Bronowski Copy Share Image
The tendency of all strong governments has always been to suppress liberty, partly in order to ease the processes of rule, partly… — John A. Hobson Copy Share Image
“T-shaped people " those with a depth of knowledge in at least one discipline and a breadth of knowledge about innovation and… — Tina Seelig Copy Share Image
In 2008 we suffered an economic catastrophe, and the rules of the game fundamentally changed forever. A few years ago, you might… — Josh Linkner Copy Share Image
“Like the button, the wheelbarrow, the spoon and the umbrella, the printed book is one of the truly great inventions of mankind… — William Boyd Copy Share Image
Our Government understands that local, community organizations are essential in addressing social issues like economic development, poverty, education and integration in Canadian… — Ed Holder Copy Share Image
It is India that gave us the ingenious method of expressing all numbers by means of ten symbols, each symbol receiving a… — Pierre-Simon Laplace Copy Share Image
“He had made a discovery of the first magnitude. It opened up an entirely new approach to physics, which led to statistical… — Basil Mahon Copy Share Image
“Thomas Edison was no an inventor but a very evil wealthy man with connections to the most wealthy Americans. He killed animals… — James Thomas Kesterson Jr Copy Share Image
If you invest in Microsoft or Oracle, or a number of other companies for that matter, you're fundamentally making a bet that… — Peter Thiel Copy Share Image
Don't they know science doesn't work like that? You can't just order scientific breakthroughs. They happen when you are looking at something… — Connie Willis Copy Share Image
We can never have enough startups that are pursuing unique solutions to important problems. — Chris Yeh Copy Share Image
A blank page of paper and a pen is the greatest invention its so exciting to be confronted by possibility. — Nicky Wire Copy Share Image
“We search for innovation. Afraid of discovering something completely different. After all - there is comfort in knowing that it all ends… — Maria Lehtman Copy Share Image
The war for the Internet has begun. Hollywood is in control of politics. The government is killing innovation. — Kim Dotcom Copy Share Image
“Invention, using the term most broadly, and imitation, are the two legs, so to call them, on which the human race historically… — William James Copy Share Image
The employees who share innovative ideas may also be the folks who have some hidden talents that would help incorporate their suggestions. — Harvey Mackay Copy Share Image
I think one of the most groundbreaking inventions of all time is the jackhammer. — Demetri Martin Copy Share Image
I said from the very beginning, 'Yahoo should position itself as a technology innovation company, not as a media company.' — Masayoshi Son Copy Share Image
“Once you achieve intimacy and connection, I predict that innovation, partnership, execution and success won't be far behind.” — Susan Scott Copy Share Image
I believe that life-saving, essential drugs should be freely available and the innovator should be paid a suitable royalty payment for his… — Yusuf Hamied Copy Share Image
Collaboration and augmentation are the foundational principles of innovation. — Vaclav Smil Copy Share Image
Microsoft has some assets like Office that have stayed strong and there's so much room for innovation in those. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
I've seen it again and again in my consulting: Most teams are too large to be innovative, despite their leaders' best intentions. — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
All serious innovation is only rendered possible by some accident enabling unpopular persons to survive. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
“Purpose driven technology will continue to flourish, whereas profit driven technology will either perish or destroy the world.” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“Laugh if you will... They laughed at all great ideas and inventions. They laughed at nitrous oxide.” — John Sladek Copy Share Image
