Dean Kamen

I started realizing that I wasn't so dumb; rather, most people simply didn't know the answers to the questions that I was…

— Dean Kamen

Inspiration comes from the heart. The letter ‘I’ is the heart of F”I”RST… (F Inspiration R S T).

— Dean Kamen

“In a world of material goods and material exchange trade. I have got a hunk of gold and you have a watch.…

— Dean Kamen

I consider high-speed data transmission an invention that became a major innovation. It changed the way we all communicate

— Dean Kamen

In some cases, inventions prohibit innovation because we're so caught up in playing with the technology, we forget about the fact that…

— Dean Kamen

The city needs a car like a fish needs a bicycle.

— Dean Kamen

I'm a human entropy producer.

— Dean Kamen

Americans thinking that America will continue to lead the world in innovation and quality of life without some quick and serious educational…

— Dean Kamen

[Chuck's wife] was standing behind me at the time and she said, 'Chuck hasn't fed himself in 19 years. So, you've got…

— Dean Kamen

We can't live any more in a world which is based on stuff and not ideas. If you want to live with…

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The word entrepreneur is associated with success and adventure. From my life, the only thing I can tell you that's consistently associated…

— Dean Kamen

Clearly, there are many places where diesel is king or gas-turbine is king, or IC engines will win, but there are many…

— Dean Kamen

Innovation needs to be nurtured throughout an organization. Management is doing things right, whereas leadership is doing the right things.

— Dean Kamen

Everybody has to be able to participate in a future that they want to live for. That's what technology can do.

— Dean Kamen

If history is any indication, all truths will eventually turn out to be false.

— Dean Kamen

There is just so much stuff in the world that, to me, is devoid of any real substance, value, and content that…

— Dean Kamen

More than ever, the world needs good engineers. However, the pool of talent is shrinking not growing.

— Dean Kamen

You have teenagers thinking they're going to make millions as NBA stars when that's not realistic for even 1 percent of them.…

— Dean Kamen

People take the longest possible paths, digress to numerous dead ends, and make all kinds of mistakes. Then historians come along and…

— Dean Kamen

Life is so short. Why waste a single day of it doing something that doesn't matter, that doesn't try to do something…

— Dean Kamen

It’s not what you do – it’s what you are becoming.

— Dean Kamen

I don't work on a project unless I believe that it will dramatically improve life for a bunch of people.

— Dean Kamen

I think in our lifetime, that level of acceptance of "well, we couldn't do any better," won't be tolerated. We're going to…

— Dean Kamen

I do not want to waste any time. And if you are not working on important things, you are wasting time.

— Dean Kamen

I would argue that education, actual learning - it is hard work. It's very personal. Your parents don't teach you anything. Your…

— Dean Kamen