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Quotes About Innovation

That's an answer in the same way that ketchup can be hair gel.
~ Brandon Sanderson
If there was a universal law regarding mankind, it was that they'd find a way to ferment anything, given time.
~ Brandon Sanderson
It's not imitating anything; it has become a better version of itself.
~ Brandon Sanderson
Sometimes, you have to destroy something in order to build something better.
~ Brandon Sanderson
I can see why we need fellows who know how to light fires," Bluth said. "But I don't see why we need people to use fancy words." "Shhhh," Shallan said. "Don't say that so loudly. If the lighteyes hear, they might stop wasting their time making up new words, and instead start interfering with the business of honest men.
~ Brandon Sanderson
Aspiring Asimovs!
~ Brandon Sanderson
We always pretend the ideals and culture of the past have aged like wine, but in truth, the ideas of the past tend to age more like biscuits. They simply get stale.
~ Brandon Sanderson
Some of us fought back with guns and assassinations. Others fought back with a little hot dog stand on the corner.
~ Brandon Sanderson
Err on the side of awesome.
~ Brandon Sanderson
Don't be silly," she said. "Why would elevators be more advanced than stairs? Obviously, stairs take more effort to climb, are harder to construct, and are far more healthy to use. Therefore, they took longer to develop. Don't you realize how stupid you sound when you claim otherwise?
~ Brandon Sanderson
Wouldn't tennis be way more interesting with explosive balls?
~ Brandon Sanderson
A good officer was one who accepted orders and fulfilled them, even when he disagreed. But the mark of a great officer was that he also tried to innovate and offer appropriate suggestions.
~ Brandon Sanderson
The past is boring anyway. We always pretend the ideals and culture of the past have aged like wine, but in truth, the ideas of the past tend to age more like biscuits. They simply get stale.
~ Brandon Sanderson
Growing up in America, I'd come to assume that everything I had—and did—was the newest, best, and most advanced in the world. It
~ Brandon Sanderson
Dadas dos obras de majestuosidad artística, sopesadas por igual, daremos más valor a quien la hizo primero. No importa lo que crees. Importa que crees antes que nadie.
~ Brandon Sanderson
The only way to create something that nobody hates is to ensure that it can't be loved either. Remove enough spice from soup and you'll just end up with water.
~ Brandon Sanderson
If nobody changes the world, if nobody works to make it better, then we stagnate.
~ Brandon Sanderson
If nothing changed, nothing would ever come to exist.
~ Brandon Sanderson
I think we could do far worse than having a fleet of M-Bots on our side. It might get a little strange to talk to you all, but…well, my life isn't exactly normal these days anyway.
~ Brandon Sanderson
Don't dream the small dreams of other men.
~ Brandon Sanderson
More science happens through lucky accidents than you'd believe (...).
~ Brandon Sanderson
Es el intelecto del genio lo que reverenciamos? [...] Dadas dos obras de majestuosidad artística, sopesadas por igual, daremos más valor a quien la hizo primero. No importa lo que crees. Importa que lo crees antes que nadie. No es la belleza lo que admiramos, ni la fuerza del intelecto, ni la inventiva, ni la estética, ni la capacidad misma. El mayor talento que creemos que puede tener un hombre debe ser la novedad.
~ Brandon Sanderson
Why let the young folk have all the dumb ideas?
~ Brandon Sanderson
We can't just assume that because something is old it is right.
~ Brandon Sanderson