Quotes About Innovation

Every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward

If we are not willing to fail we will never accomplish anything. All creative acts involve the risk of failure.

I made 5,127 prototypes of my vaccum before I got it right. There were 5,126 failures. But I learned from each one. That's how I came up with a solution. So I don't mind failure.

Never Say I Failed 99 Times, Say I Discovered 99 Ways Which Causes Failure!

Most innovations fail. And companies that don't innovate die.

Progress is made by trial and failure; the failures are generally a hundred times more numerous than the successes ; yet they are usually left unchronicled.

Failure is sometimes the best option if you view the process of entrepreneurship as a lifelong journey.

The most important of my discoveries have been suggested to me by failures.

This machine was a failure to the extent that it could not fly. In other respects it was a very important and necessary stepping stone.

If I had thought about it, I wouldn't have done the experiment. The literature was full of examples that said you can't do this.

It doesn't matter what your probability of failure is. If there's a 90% chance of failure, there's a 10% chance of changing the world.

Ask yourself this: If there was zero chance of failure, what would you do? Now, go do that.

Each time you fail, you have eliminated another wrong option.

I started SpaceX with the expectation of failure.

The greatest artists like Dylan, Picasso and Newton risked failure. And if we want to be great, we've got to risk it, too.

Learn to fail with pride - and do so fast and cleanly. Maximise trial and error - by mastering the error part.

Mediocrity results first and foremost from management failure, not technological failure.

Anyone who says failure is not an option has also ruled out innovation.

Failure comes part and parcel with invention. It's not optional.

Do not simplify. Do not worry about failure. Failure is a badge of honour. It means you risked failure.

Failure is the inspiration of tomorrow's entrepreneurs.

Failure isn't something to be embarrassed about; it's just proof that you're pushing your limits, trying new things, daring to innovate.

Want to increase innovation? Lower the cost of failure.

When you prohibit failure, you kill innovation.