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"I liken myself to Henry Ford and the auto industry, I give you 90 percent of what most people need."
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"To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk."

"There's a huge misconception that innovation is mostly about inventing or coming up with cool new things. More often than not, innovation is about figuring out what people really need or want but can't have or afford."

"Nearly all of the advances in structural and aesthetic innovation is coming from abroad."

"The future belongs to those who innovate."

"Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough."

"America is the most inventive country in the world because everybody has access to information."

"I'm interested in things that change the world or that affect the future and wondrous, new technology where you see it, and you're like, 'Wow, how did that even happen? How is that possible?'"

"If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?"

"Today's practicality is often no more than the accepted form of yesterday's theory."

"If we drive down the cost of transportation in space, we can do great things."
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"People think computers will keep them from making mistakes. They're wrong. With computers you make mistakes faster."


"With bundled machines you can throw away the hardware and keep the software, and it's still a good buy."


"The guy who knows about computers is the last person you want to have creating documentation for people who don't understand computers."


"We can learn from IBM's successful history that you don't have to have the best product to become number one. You don't even have to have a good product."


"The most valuable thing you can make is a mistake - you can't learn anything from being perfect."


"The future lies in designing and selling computers that people don't realize are computers at all."


"I take what I see work. I'm a strict believer in the scientific principle of believing nothing, only taking the best evidence available at the present time, interpreting it as best you can, and leaving your mind open to the fact that new evidence will appear tomorrow."
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