Innovation Quotes - Page 18

• No other single innovation had so much impact on history.

  Rodney Stark

  Impact, Atheism, Positive Atheism

  Rodney Stark (2003). “One True God: Historical Consequences of Monotheism”, p.1, Princeton University Press

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• If we don't create private sector jobs and just - just creating public sector jobs, we're going nowhere. This is a bad game. You've got to have innovation. You've got to have tax policies that support innovation.

  Jack Welch

  Jobs, Games, Creating

  "Jack Welch Gives 'Em Hell at VF/Bloomberg Panel". “No Visibility Ahead: Predicting What’s Next” panel, co-hosted by Vanity Fair and Bloomberg, www.vanityfair.com. May 29, 2009.

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• All innovation is about letting go, saying goodbye to things to create space for the new.

  Geoff Mulgan

  Letting Go, Goodbye, Space

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• [Science fiction is] that class of prose narrative treating of a situation that could not arise in the world we know, but which is hypothesised on the basis of some innovation in science or technology, or pseudo-science or pseudo-technology, whether human or extra-terrestrial in origin. It is distinguished from pure fantasy by its need to achieve verisimilitude and win the 'willing suspension of disbelief' through scientific plausibility.

  Kingsley Amis

  Technology, Winning, Class

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• When the Internet first came into public use, it was hailed as a liberation from conformity, a floating world ruled by passion, creativity, innovation and freedom of information. When it was hijacked first by advertising and then by commerce, it seemed like it had been fully co-opted and brought into line with human greed and ambition.

  Neil Strauss

  Passion, Creativity, Ambition

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• It's not that I don't believe in creativity and innovation and new ideas, and the creativity that comes with fashion, which I really respect. But one of my biggest concerns is just how cheap we expect everything to be.

  Lily Cole

  Fashion, Believe, Creativity

  "Lily Cole: 'We can buy less and pay more'" by Decca Aitkenhead, www.theguardian.com. March 21, 2011.

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• Creative new health strategies like micro-insurance for poor people or Kangaroo care for pre-term babies are transforming health outcomes in even the most low-resource settings. Dedication and innovation are transforming health care worldwide.

  Liya Kebede

  Baby, Dedication, People

  "Redefining “Impossible” When It Comes To Maternal Mortality" by Liya Kebede, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 21, 2010.

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• The musical theater is a glorious and distinctly American innovation in the history of theater.

  Diane Paulus

  Musical, Theater, Glorious

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• In an unfamiliar culture, it is wise to offer no innovations, no suggestions, or lessons.

  Maya Angelou

  Wise, Suggestions, Culture

  Maya Angelou (2014). “Rainbow in the Cloud: The Wisdom and Spirit of Maya Angelou”, p.30, Random House

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• We each have a litany of holiday rituals and everyday habits that we hold on to, and we often greet radical innovation with the enthusiasm of a baby meeting a new sitter. We defend against it and - not always, but often enough - reject it. Slowly we adjust, but only if we have to.

  Ellen Goodman

  Baby, Holiday, Everyday

  Ellen Goodman (1979). “Turning Points”, Doubleday Books

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• The issue of innovation never interested me personally, since I believe it may lead to a place where people don't paint anymore.

  Ed Askew

  Believe, Issues, People

  Interview with Christian Filardo, logger.believermag.com. November 27, 2013.

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• In the history of enterprise, most of the protagonists of major new products and companies began their education - not in the classroom, where the old ways are taught, but in the factories and labs where new ways are wrought ... nothing has been so rare in recent years as an Ivy League graduate who has made a significant innovation in American enterprise.

  George Gilder

  Years, Ivy, League

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• Conversation is a catalyst for innovation

  John Seely Brown

  Catalyst, Conversation

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• I wonder whether there has been too much emphasis on teaching women to conform, to fit into the system. Certainly that suits conservative organizations in conservative times. But now ... innovation and creativity are necessary.

  Rosabeth Moss Kanter

  Teaching, Creativity, Organization

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• The millions currently trapped in poverty and despair are a tremendous untapped resource. Just think of what it would mean for America to gain full use of the talents and abilities of all her people. They would develop new innovations to improve our lives, or help build the next great American company.

  Marco Rubio

  Mean, Thinking, America

  Marco Rubio’s speech on poverty, hotair.com. January 8, 2014.

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• An innovation will get traction only if it helps people get something that they're already doing in their lives done better.

  Clayton Christensen

  People, Done, Helping

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• When a new building block is discovered, the result is usually a range of innovations.

  John Henry Holland

  Block, Building, Range

  John Henry Holland (1995). “Hidden order: how adaptation builds complexity”, Addison-Wesley Longman

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• Evolution continually innovates, but at each level it conserves the elements that are recombined to yield the innovations.

  John Henry Holland

  Yield, Elements, Levels

  John Henry Holland (1995). “Hidden order: how adaptation builds complexity”, Addison-Wesley Longman

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• We need major investments for rebuilding the infrastructure of America in a very forward-looking way that reduces our dependence on foreign oil. It is a commitment to innovation, to science, to keep America number one and competitive and grow our manufacturing base.

  Nancy Pelosi

  Commitment, Oil, Numbers

  Source: www.foxnews.com

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• By venturing into space, we improve life for everyone here on Earth - scientific advances and innovations that come from this kind of research create products we use in our daily lives.

  Buzz Aldrin

  Space, Use, Research

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• Net Neutrality is what makes the Internet so great - and so vital for innovation and creativity.

  Justine Bateman

  Creativity, Neutrality, Internet

  "We Need To Put Our Foot Down On Net Neutrality" by Justine Bateman, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 18, 2010.

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• I've seen innovation come from something as simple as a resourceful multibillionaire who wanted to make even more money.

  Barbara Corcoran

  Simple, More Money, Wanted

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• We must build an agenda for speedy yet sustainable economic growth that is inclusive of all, is respectful of individuals, responsive to innovation and responsible towards the future generations.

  Narendra Modi

  Growth, India, Generations

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• Synthetic Worlds is a surprisingly profound book about the social, political, and economic issues arising from the emergence of vast multiplayer games on the Internet. What Castronova has realized is that these games, where players contribute considerable labor in exchange for things they value, are not merely like real economies, they are real economies, displaying inflation, fraud, Chinese sweatshops, and some surprising in-game innovations.

  Tim Harford

  Real, Book, Player

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• Innovation requires resources to invest, and you can see many companies pulling back and going into an intense protective mode in a major extended period of financial distress.

  Peter Senge

  Financial, Intense, Resources

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