Quotes in innovation

To truth only a brief celebration of victory is allowed between the two long periods during which it is condemned as paradoxical, or disparaged as trivial.

No defects, no jobs. Absence of defects does not necessarily build business… Something more is required.

Quality is more important than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles.

Innovation has nothing to do with how many R&D dollars you have. When Apple came up with the Mac, IBM was spending at least 100 times more on R&D. It's not about money. It's about the people you have, how you're led, and how much you get it.

Almost everyone who has had an idea that's somewhat revolutionary or wildly successful was first told they're insane.

Innovation is the specific instrument of entrepreneurship... the act that endows resources with a new capacity to create wealth.

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

Innovation has nothing to do with how many R&D dollars you have. When Apple came up with the Mac, IBM was spending at least 100 times more on R&D. It's not about money. It's about the people you have, how you're led, and how much you get it.

We have no shortage of ability to develop theoretical ideals. Our shortage is in our collective ability to implement, to innovate, and react to contingencies when things go wrong.

Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds.