--- title: "20 Phone Quotes By Martin Cooper" description: "20 Phone quotes by Martin Cooper. Plus more from Martin Cooper and more Phone sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b33/martin-cooper-6928_heavier_the-instruction-manual-for-my-motorola-p_732446.png" --- > [The instruction manual for my Motorola phone is bigger and heavier than the phone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-cooper/the-instruction-manual-for-my-motorola-phone-is-bigger-and-heavier/) [Martin Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-cooper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b33/martin-cooper-6928_heavier_the-instruction-manual-for-my-motorola-p_732446.png) > [Anyone who dials a phone while driving is flirting with death. And anyone who texts while driving is insane.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-cooper/anyone-who-dials-a-phone-while-driving-is-flirting-with-death-and/) [Martin Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-cooper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a5/martin-cooper-6928_death_anyone-who-dials-a-phone-while-driving-i_1393625.png) > [Yes, I was the one people credit with inventing the cell phone. Now, whenever anyone gets a dropped call, they blame me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-cooper/yes-i-was-the-one-people-credit-with-inventing-the-cell-phone-now/) [Martin Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-cooper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ae/martin-cooper-6928_blame_yes-i-was-the-one-people-credit-with-inv_2695747.png) > [What's the biggest function of a cell phone? What does a cell phone do for humanity? It makes people more productive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-cooper/what-s-the-biggest-function-of-a-cell-phone-what-does-a-cell-phone-do/) [Martin Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-cooper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29c/martin-cooper-6928_cell-phone_what-s-the-biggest-function-of-a-cell-ph_2453491.png) > [People thought I was crazy thinking about a phone you can just put in your pocket.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-cooper/people-thought-i-was-crazy-thinking-about-a-phone-you-can-just-put-in/) [Martin Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-cooper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc1/martin-cooper-6928_crazy_people-thought-i-was-crazy-thinking-abou_688010.png) > [I use Verizon. My wife uses Cingular. I also have an AT&T phone for the car.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-cooper/i-use-verizon-my-wife-uses-cingular-i-also-have-an-at-t-phone-for-the/) [Martin Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-cooper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dad/martin-cooper-6928_car_i-use-verizon-my-wife-uses-cingular-i-al_3173327.png) > [I wouldn't use a phone with less than a 4-inch screen anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-cooper/i-wouldn-t-use-a-phone-with-less-than-a-4-inch-screen-anymore/) [Martin Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-cooper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/989/martin-cooper-6928_less_i-wouldn-t-use-a-phone-with-less-than-a_2851914.png) > [Our dream was that someday nobody would talk on a wired telephone. Everybody would talk on a wireless phone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-cooper/our-dream-was-that-someday-nobody-would-talk-on-a-wired-telephone/) [Martin Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-cooper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e5/martin-cooper-6928_dream_our-dream-was-that-someday-nobody-would_1653765.png) > [We predicted the concept of a telephone that isn't tied to a wall or a desk. We anticipated that everyone would have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-cooper/we-predicted-the-concept-of-a-telephone-that-isn-t-tied-to-a-wall-or/) [Martin Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-cooper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e4/martin-cooper-6928_anticipated_we-predicted-the-concept-of-a-telephone_507691.png) > [I never really started to carry a cellular phone until it was small enough so I could put it on my belt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-cooper/i-never-really-started-to-carry-a-cellular-phone-until-it-was-small/) [Martin Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-cooper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe8/martin-cooper-6928_enough_i-never-really-started-to-carry-a-cellul_1362227.png) > [We did envision that some day the phone would be so small that you could hang it on your ear or even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-cooper/we-did-envision-that-some-day-the-phone-would-be-so-small-that-you/) [Martin Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-cooper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c0/martin-cooper-6928_could_we-did-envision-that-some-day-the-phone_2911916.png) > [Just remember, in 1973, we had no digital cameras, no personal computers, no Internet. The thought of putting a billion transistors in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-cooper/just-remember-in-1973-we-had-no-digital-cameras-no-personal-computers/) [Martin Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-cooper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db3/martin-cooper-6928_cell-phone_just-remember-in-1973-we-had-no-digital_2066174.png) > [The optimum telephone is one that I think some day is gonna be embedded behind your ear. It's gonna have an extraordinarily…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-cooper/the-optimum-telephone-is-one-that-i-think-some-day-is-gonna-be/) [Martin Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-cooper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf5/martin-cooper-6928_cell-phone_the-optimum-telephone-is-one-that-i-thin_3090017.png) > [The only thing that was in my mind when we made that first phone call was, 'Is it going to work?' We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-cooper/the-only-thing-that-was-in-my-mind-when-we-made-that-first-phone-call/) [Martin Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-cooper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70c/martin-cooper-6928_iron_the-only-thing-that-was-in-my-mind-when_543474.jpg) > [What we did with this mobile telephone was create a revolution. Before the mobile phone existed we were calling a place, now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-cooper/what-we-did-with-this-mobile-telephone-was-create-a-revolution-before/) [Martin Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-cooper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/838/martin-cooper-6928_create_what-we-did-with-this-mobile-telephone-w_671592.png) > [Whatever happened to courtesy? What can be so urgent that you have to look down at your phone in the middle of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-cooper/whatever-happened-to-courtesy-what-can-be-so-urgent-that-you-have-to/) [Martin Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-cooper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/667/martin-cooper-6928_communication_whatever-happened-to-courtesy-what-can-b_1754094.jpg) > [WattUp is one of those rare breakthroughs that recognizes that the so-called 'battery' problem in wireless devices is solved with a charging…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-cooper/wattup-is-one-of-those-rare-breakthroughs-that-recognizes-that-the-so/) [Martin Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-cooper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fc/martin-cooper-6928_battery_wattup-is-one-of-those-rare-breakthrough_1081339.jpg) > [I think what is going to happen in the future is more customization, more personalization. We all are different and we ought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-cooper/i-think-what-is-going-to-happen-in-the-future-is-more-customization/) [Martin Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-cooper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d72/martin-cooper-6928_dreams_i-think-what-is-going-to-happen-in-the-f_1034410.jpg) > [The first cell phone model weighed over one kilo, and you could only talk for 20 minutes before the battery ran out.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-cooper/the-first-cell-phone-model-weighed-over-one-kilo-and-you-could-only/) [Martin Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-cooper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/497/martin-cooper-6928_cell-phone_the-first-cell-phone-model-weighed-over_2313049.jpg) > [When I go skiing, I may carry a phone, but it's there for safety purposes. I'm not one of these guys that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-cooper/when-i-go-skiing-i-may-carry-a-phone-but-it-s-there-for-safety/) [Martin Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-cooper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e7/martin-cooper-6928_chair_when-i-go-skiing-i-may-carry-a-phone-but_1869641.png) ## Other authors on Phone ## More by Martin Cooper > [Just think of what a world it would be if we could measure the characteristics of your body when you get sick and transmit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-cooper/just-think-of-what-a-world-it-would-be-if-we-could-measure-the/) [Martin Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-cooper/) > [The future of cellular telephony is to make people's lives better - the most important way, in my view, will be the opportunity to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-cooper/the-future-of-cellular-telephony-is-to-make-people-s-lives-better-the/) [Martin Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-cooper/) > [Cellular phones will absolutely not replace local wire systems.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-cooper/cellular-phones-will-absolutely-not-replace-local-wire-systems/) [Martin Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-cooper/) > [People are mobile. They move around, and anytime they want to communicate, if you tie them to the wall or the wires, you're restricting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-cooper/people-are-mobile-they-move-around-and-anytime-they-want-to/) [Martin Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-cooper/) > [I have a mantra that people are naturally, fundamentally and inherently mobile.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-cooper/i-have-a-mantra-that-people-are-naturally-fundamentally-and/) [Martin Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-cooper/) > [As I walked down the street while talking on the phone, sophisticated New Yorkers gaped at the sight of someone actually moving around while…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-cooper/as-i-walked-down-the-street-while-talking-on-the-phone-sophisticated/) [Martin Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-cooper/) > [My favourite example of good technology is the automobile. I travel all over the world and if I want to drive a car anywhere,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-cooper/my-favourite-example-of-good-technology-is-the-automobile-i-travel/) [Martin Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-cooper/) > [It doesn't take a cell phone to make a person rude. There are rude people all over the place. But people are learning. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-cooper/it-doesn-t-take-a-cell-phone-to-make-a-person-rude-there-are-rude/) [Martin Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-cooper/) > [If you think you can experience the power of the Internet on a 1-inch screen, you've got to be out of your mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-cooper/if-you-think-you-can-experience-the-power-of-the-internet-on-a-1-inch/) [Martin Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-cooper/) > [We should be focused on how to make people's lives better. That is the purpose of technology.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-cooper/we-should-be-focused-on-how-to-make-people-s-lives-better-that-is-the/) [Martin Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-cooper/) > [Engineers and entrepreneurs are fundamentally dissatisfied with the way the world is and want to make it better. There are so many things you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-cooper/engineers-and-entrepreneurs-are-fundamentally-dissatisfied-with-the/) [Martin Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-cooper/) > [We predicted the concept of a telephone that isn't tied to a wall or a desk. We anticipated that everyone would have a cell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-cooper/we-predicted-the-concept-of-a-telephone-that-isn-t-tied-to-a-wall-or/) [Martin Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-cooper/) > [The only thing that was in my mind when we made that first phone call was, 'Is it going to work?' We had all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-cooper/the-only-thing-that-was-in-my-mind-when-we-made-that-first-phone-call/) [Martin Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-cooper/) > [Privacy is a thing of the past.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-cooper/privacy-is-a-thing-of-the-past/) [Martin Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-cooper/) > [I think projects often fail because people do not have a clear understanding at the start what they are trying to deliver.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-cooper/i-think-projects-often-fail-because-people-do-not-have-a-clear/) [Martin Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-cooper/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/phone/martin-cooper/#itemlist", "name": "20 Phone Quotes By Martin Cooper", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The instruction manual for my Motorola phone is bigger and heavier than the phone.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Martin Cooper" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-cooper/the-instruction-manual-for-my-motorola-phone-is-bigger-and-heavier/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b33/martin-cooper-6928_heavier_the-instruction-manual-for-my-motorola-p_732446.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b33/martin-cooper-6928_heavier_the-instruction-manual-for-my-motorola-p_732446.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b33/martin-cooper-6928_heavier_the-instruction-manual-for-my-motorola-p_732446.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The instruction manual for my Motorola phone is bigger and heavier than the phone.” — Martin Cooper", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Anyone who dials a phone while driving is flirting with death. 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