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Dean Kamen Quotes

Sometimes we crash and burn. It’s better to do it in private Picture Quote #1

I’m a human entropy producer Picture Quote #1

Whatever the marketplace, if talented people are given resources, they’re going to keep driving us to having better, simpler, cheaper solutions to problems Picture Quote #1

In a free society, you get what you celebrate Picture Quote #1

New ideas in technology are literally a dime-a-dozen, or cheaper than that Picture Quote #1

You have teenagers thinking they’re going to make millions as NBA stars when that’s not realistic for even 1 percent of them. Becoming a scientist or engineer is Picture Quote #1

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Kids are intimidated by the way science and technology is presented. It’s made, frankly, quite boring and it becomes part of a curriculum that chases particularly women and minorities away Picture Quote #1

We live in a world where virtually everybody expects there’s going to be some reasonable therapy for virtually any situation Picture Quote #1

I think we have a society which is spending more and more of its money on healthcare as a percent of GDP as a percent of a lot of things. I think that’s a measure of success Picture Quote #1

As we move towards 8 or 10 billion people on the planet, there’s a little less gold per capita. Each one of us will continue to be fighting over an ever smaller percentage of total resources. This is not a happy thought Picture Quote #1

I started realizing that I wasn’t so dumb; rather, most people simply didn’t know the answers to the questions that I was interested in-or they didn’t care Picture Quote #1

Clearly, there are many places where diesel is king or gas-turbine is king, or IC engines will win, but there are many places in the world where, as we’ve seen, they just won’t do the job. The modern version of the Stirling engine has some very, very attractive characteristics, and we’re trying to optimize it for some of those applications Picture Quote #1

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In the culture of America, in a free culture, you get what you celebrate. And in this culture, we have two obsessions, become a group that becomes a group that celebrates sports heroes and entertainment heroes. There’s no room left for kids to see even a little bit of the opportunities to really, really get excited about becoming an inventor, an engineer, or a scientist, a problem solver Picture Quote #1

We live in a world where virtually everybody expects there’s going to be some reasonable therapy for virtually any situation Picture Quote #1

I don’t work on a project unless I believe that it will dramatically improve life for a bunch of people Picture Quote #1

Technology is how we create wealth, how we cure diseases, how we’ll build an environment that’s sustainable and also gives people the capacity to pull more out of this world and still leave it better than when they found it Picture Quote #1

Segway will be to the car what the car was to the horse and buggy Picture Quote #1

It’s not what you do – it’s what you are becoming Picture Quote #1

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I’d rather lose my own money than someone else’s Picture Quote #1

If history is any indication, all truths will eventually turn out to be false Picture Quote #1

The city needs a car like a fish needs a bicycle Picture Quote #1

Sometimes we crash and burn. It’s better to do it in private Picture Quote #1

My biggest failure is I have too many to talk about Picture Quote #1

Some broad themes brought me where I am today. At a very young age, my hobby became thinking and finding connections Picture Quote #1

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I think an education is not only important, it is the most important thing you can do with your life Picture Quote #1

In some cases, inventions prohibit innovation because we’re so caught up in playing with the technology, we forget about the fact that it was supposed to be important Picture Quote #1

An innovation is one of those things that society looks at and says, if we make this part of the way we live and work, it will change the way we live and work Picture Quote #1

I do not want to waste any time. And if you are not working on important things, you are wasting time Picture Quote #1

I don’t want to think about how many people have thought or still think that I’m crazy Picture Quote #1

I don’t work on a project unless I believe that it will dramatically improve life for a bunch of people Picture Quote #1

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Sometimes we crash and burn. It’s better to do it in private. (Dean Kamen Quotes) I’m a human entropy producer (Dean Kamen Quotes) Whatever the marketplace, if talented people are given resources, they’re going to keep driving us to having better, simpler, cheaper solutions to problems. (Dean Kamen Quotes) In a free society, you get what you celebrate (Dean Kamen Quotes) New ideas in technology are literally a dime-a-dozen, or cheaper than that (Dean Kamen Quotes) You have teenagers thinking they’re going to make millions as NBA stars when that’s not realistic for even 1 percent of them. Becoming a scientist or engineer is (Dean Kamen Quotes) Kids are intimidated by the way science and technology is presented. It’s made, frankly, quite boring and it becomes part of a curriculum that chases particularly women and minorities away (Dean Kamen Quotes) We live in a world where virtually everybody expects there’s going to be some reasonable therapy for virtually any situation (Dean Kamen Quotes) I think we have a society which is spending more and more of its money on healthcare as a percent of GDP as a percent of a lot of things. I think that’s a measure of success (Dean Kamen Quotes) As we move towards 8 or 10 billion people on the planet, there’s a little less gold per capita. Each one of us will continue to be fighting over an ever smaller percentage of total resources. This is not a happy thought (Dean Kamen Quotes) I started realizing that I wasn’t so dumb; rather, most people simply didn’t know the answers to the questions that I was interested in-or they didn’t care (Dean Kamen Quotes) Clearly, there are many places where diesel is king or gas-turbine is king, or IC engines will win, but there are many places in the world where, as we’ve seen, they just won’t do the job. The modern version of the Stirling engine has some very, very attractive characteristics, and we’re trying to optimize it for some of those applications (Dean Kamen Quotes) In the culture of America, in a free culture, you get what you celebrate. And in this culture, we have two obsessions, become a group that becomes a group that celebrates sports heroes and entertainment heroes. There’s no room left for kids to see even a little bit of the opportunities to really, really get excited about becoming an inventor, an engineer, or a scientist, a problem solver (Dean Kamen Quotes) We live in a world where virtually everybody expects there’s going to be some reasonable therapy for virtually any situation. (Dean Kamen Quotes) I don’t work on a project unless I believe that it will dramatically improve life for a bunch of people. (Dean Kamen Quotes) Technology is how we create wealth, how we cure diseases, how we’ll build an environment that’s sustainable and also gives people the capacity to pull more out of this world and still leave it better than when they found it. (Dean Kamen Quotes) Segway will be to the car what the car was to the horse and buggy (Dean Kamen Quotes) It’s not what you do – it’s what you are becoming (Dean Kamen Quotes) I’d rather lose my own money than someone else’s (Dean Kamen Quotes) If history is any indication, all truths will eventually turn out to be false (Dean Kamen Quotes) The city needs a car like a fish needs a bicycle (Dean Kamen Quotes) Sometimes we crash and burn. It’s better to do it in private (Dean Kamen Quotes) My biggest failure is I have too many to talk about (Dean Kamen Quotes) Some broad themes brought me where I am today. At a very young age, my hobby became thinking and finding connections (Dean Kamen Quotes) I think an education is not only important, it is the most important thing you can do with your life (Dean Kamen Quotes) In some cases, inventions prohibit innovation because we’re so caught up in playing with the technology, we forget about the fact that it was supposed to be important (Dean Kamen Quotes) An innovation is one of those things that society looks at and says, if we make this part of the way we live and work, it will change the way we live and work (Dean Kamen Quotes) I do not want to waste any time. And if you are not working on important things, you are wasting time (Dean Kamen Quotes) I don’t want to think about how many people have thought or still think that I’m crazy (Dean Kamen Quotes) I don’t work on a project unless I believe that it will dramatically improve life for a bunch of people (Dean Kamen Quotes)

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