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"And then you take a look at Spaces, there is this great innovation that came out of nowhere. We have the number one blogging site in the world because of the innovation that's there."
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"It is much more worthwhile to implement only one bright idea than collecting a thousand of them."

"I say beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new wearer of clothes."

"The significant problems we have cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them."

"Create an environment that fosters the creative genius within you!"

"Some old and unrealized ideas will undoubtedly be actualized when their time comes."

"One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man."

"For this wire is as a part of our body, as a vein torn from us, glowing with our blood. Are we proud of this thread of metal, or of our hands which made it, or is there a line to divide these two?"

"If you have an idea, you will likely have difficulties during the process ofrealization regardless of the type of idea (scientific idea, invention idea,business idea, new product idea, brand idea, advertising idea, etc.)."

"I believe Innovation is more likely to emerge from a culture of encouragement."

"The internet could be a very positive step towards education, organisation and participation in a meaningful society."
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"So, I think the output of our innovation is great. We have a culture of self-improvement. I know we can continue to improve. There is no issue. But at the same time, our absolute level of output is fantastic."


"I'm very, very bullish about our prospects, and as I tell our board, as I tell our employees, this is the time to invest. There's so much opportunity. Let's just invest in that opportunity, and really get after it."


"My children - in many dimensions they're as poorly behaved as many other children, but at least on this dimension I've got my kids brainwashed: You don't use Google, and you don't use an iPod."


"We can believe that we know where the world should go. But unless we're in touch with our customers, our model of the world can diverge from reality. There's no substitute for innovation, of course, but innovation is no substitute for being in touch, either."
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