Quotes About Innovation

I think it's fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool we've ever created. They're tools of communication, they're tools of creativity, and they can be shaped by their user.

It's really kind of cool to have solar panels on your roof.

Microsoft looks at new ideas, they don't evaluate whether the idea will move the industry forward, they ask, 'how will it help us sell more copies of Windows?

I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.

If you give people tools, and they use their natural abilities and their curiosity, they will develop things in ways that will surprise you very much beyond what you might have expected.

Measuring programming progress by lines of code is like measuring aircraft building progress by weight.

Well, Steve [Jobs]… I think it's more like we both had this rich neighbour named Xerox and I broke into his house to steal the TV set and found out that you had already stolen it.

To sum up: We need to accomplish something gigantic we have never done before, much faster than we have ever done anything similar.

The point is that when we focus on all three things at once—technology, policies, and markets—we can encourage innovation, spark new companies, and get new products into the market fast.

There's no magic line between an application and an operating system that some bureaucrat in Washington should draw. It's like saying that as of 1932, cars didn't have radios in them, so they should never have radios in them.

You may have heard the old saying that "the definition of insanity is doing the same things over and over again and expecting a different result." In marketing, we could say something very similar: the definition of insanity is doing the same things as your competitors and expecting to beat them.

Folks, it's time to evolve. That's why we're troubled. You know why our institutions are failing us, the church, the state, everything's failing? It's because, um – they're no longer relevant. We're supposed to keep evolving. Evolution did not end with us growing opposable thumbs. You do know that, right?

Listen, the next revolution is gonna be a revolution of ideas.

The next revolution is gonna be a revolution of ideas.

We all need new ideas, images, and experiences far more than we need new stoves or cars or computers.

Thirty years ago, we were in a movie theater and thought it was so cool because we were finally delivered from the horrors of stained glass and wooden pews.

There will always be people who are ahead of the curve, and people who are behind the curve. But knowledge moves the curve

You live, work and lead others in the most exciting time, ever! Are you strong enough?

The future of work revolution begins one person at a time.

We must stop destroying human capacity. Now. Too many of today's leaders are holding back the future because it comes wrapped in risks.

Future strong is filled with disruptive heroes. Are you one?

YOU are the next big thing.

My view of social media is that it is a set of tools, not a religion.

My dad was an engineer, and he became the CEO of Chevron. His was an engineer's mind-set: Everything's kind of a problem how do you approach the problem?