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Edwin Land Quotes

Who can object to a monopoly when any new company, if it is built around a scientific nucleus, can create a new monopoly of its own by creating a wholly new field? Picture Quote #1

We took nothing from anybody. We gave a great deal to the world. The only thing keeping us alive is our brilliance. The only thing that keeps our brilliance alive is our patents Picture Quote #1

The world is like a fertile field that’s waiting to be harvested. The seeds have been planted, and what I do is go out and help plant more seeds and harvest them Picture Quote #1

There’s no scientist I know who wouldn’t rather be a charlatan. And when circumstances allow you to be both, why it’s great fun! Picture Quote #1

You cannot separate the composition from the life of the moment. It is all one thing, to be decided in a split second while you’re living through it Picture Quote #1

Our society is changing so rapidly that none of us can know what it is or where it is going Picture Quote #1

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All you have learned from history is old ways of making mistakes. There is nothing that history can tell you about what we must do tomorrow. Only what we must not do Picture Quote #1

I believe that each young person is different from any other who has ever lived, as different as his fingerprints: that he could bring to the world a wonderful and special way of solving unsolved problems, that in his special way, he can be great Picture Quote #1

I submit to you that when in each man the dream of personal greatness dies, democracy loses the real source of its future strength Picture Quote #1

The very essence of democracy is the absolute faith that while people must cooperate, the first function of democracy, its peculiar gift, is to develop each individual into everything that he might be Picture Quote #1

We took on things which people might think would take a year or two. They weren’t particularly hard. What was hard was believing they weren’t hard Picture Quote #1

If you dream of something worth doing and then simply go to work on it and don’t think anything of personalities, or emotional conflicts, or of money, or of family distractions; it is amazing how quickly you get through those 5,000 steps Picture Quote #1

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The most important thing about power is to make sure you don’t have to use it Picture Quote #1

We live in a world changing so rapidly that what we mean frequently by common sense is doing the thing that would have been right last year Picture Quote #1

Over the years, I have learned that every significant invention has several characteristics. By definition it must be startling, unexpected, and must come into a world that is not prepared for it. If the world were prepared for it, it would not be much of an invention Picture Quote #1

My motto is very personal and may not fit anyone else or any other company. It is: Don’t do anything that someone else can do. Don’t undertake a project unless it is manifestly important and nearly impossible Picture Quote #1

I believe quite simply that the small company of the future will be as much a research organization as it is a manufacturing company Picture Quote #1

The first thing you do is teach the person to feel that the vision is very important and nearly impossible. That draws out the drive in the winner Picture Quote #1

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I have long aspired to make our company a noble prototype of industry, penetrating in science, reliable in engineering, creative in aesthetics and wholesomely prosperous in economics Picture Quote #1

It is a curious property of research activity that after the problem has been solved the solution seems obvious. This is true not only for those who have not previously been acquainted with the problem, but also for those who have worked over it for years Picture Quote #1

We have to keep in practice like musicians. Besides, there are still potentialities to be realized in color film. To us, it’s just like bringing up a child. You don’t stop after you’ve had it Picture Quote #1

...from this day forward until the day you are buried, do two things each day. First, master a difficult old insight, and second, add some new piece of knowledge to the world each day Picture Quote #1

As I review the nature of the creative drive in the inventive scientists that have been around me, as well as in myself, I find the first event is an urge to make a significant intellectual contribution that can be tangible embodied in a product or process Picture Quote #1

Intense concentration for hour after hour can bring out resources in people that they didn’t know they had Picture Quote #1

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A mistake is an event, the full benefit of which has not yet been turned to your advantage Picture Quote #1

Work only on problems that are manifestly important and seem to be nearly impossible to solve. That way you will have a natural market for your product and no competition Picture Quote #1

Look, if the picture you get instantly is as beautiful as the picture you get by waiting seven days, then it is absolute madness to say that there is virtue in waiting Picture Quote #1

A premature attempt to explain something that thrills you will destroy your perceptivity rather than increase it, because your tendency will be to explain away rather than seek out Picture Quote #1

You think that the only thing that counts is the bottom line! What a presumptuous thing to say. The bottom line is in heaven Picture Quote #1

True creativity is characterized by a succession of acts each dependent on the one before and suggesting the one after Picture Quote #1

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Who can object to a monopoly when any new company, if it is built around a scientific nucleus, can create a new monopoly of its own by creating a wholly new field? (Edwin Land Quotes) We took nothing from anybody. We gave a great deal to the world. The only thing keeping us alive is our brilliance. The only thing that keeps our brilliance alive is our patents (Edwin Land Quotes) The world is like a fertile field that’s waiting to be harvested. The seeds have been planted, and what I do is go out and help plant more seeds and harvest them (Edwin Land Quotes) There’s no scientist I know who wouldn’t rather be a charlatan. And when circumstances allow you to be both, why it’s great fun! (Edwin Land Quotes) You cannot separate the composition from the life of the moment. It is all one thing, to be decided in a split second while you’re living through it (Edwin Land Quotes) Our society is changing so rapidly that none of us can know what it is or where it is going (Edwin Land Quotes) All you have learned from history is old ways of making mistakes. There is nothing that history can tell you about what we must do tomorrow. Only what we must not do (Edwin Land Quotes) I believe that each young person is different from any other who has ever lived, as different as his fingerprints: that he could bring to the world a wonderful and special way of solving unsolved problems, that in his special way, he can be great (Edwin Land Quotes) I submit to you that when in each man the dream of personal greatness dies, democracy loses the real source of its future strength (Edwin Land Quotes) The very essence of democracy is the absolute faith that while people must cooperate, the first function of democracy, its peculiar gift, is to develop each individual into everything that he might be (Edwin Land Quotes) We took on things which people might think would take a year or two. They weren’t particularly hard. What was hard was believing they weren’t hard (Edwin Land Quotes) If you dream of something worth doing and then simply go to work on it and don’t think anything of personalities, or emotional conflicts, or of money, or of family distractions; it is amazing how quickly you get through those 5,000 steps (Edwin Land Quotes) The most important thing about power is to make sure you don’t have to use it (Edwin Land Quotes) We live in a world changing so rapidly that what we mean frequently by common sense is doing the thing that would have been right last year (Edwin Land Quotes) Over the years, I have learned that every significant invention has several characteristics. By definition it must be startling, unexpected, and must come into a world that is not prepared for it. If the world were prepared for it, it would not be much of an invention (Edwin Land Quotes) My motto is very personal and may not fit anyone else or any other company. It is: Don’t do anything that someone else can do. Don’t undertake a project unless it is manifestly important and nearly impossible (Edwin Land Quotes) I believe quite simply that the small company of the future will be as much a research organization as it is a manufacturing company (Edwin Land Quotes) The first thing you do is teach the person to feel that the vision is very important and nearly impossible. That draws out the drive in the winner (Edwin Land Quotes) I have long aspired to make our company a noble prototype of industry, penetrating in science, reliable in engineering, creative in aesthetics and wholesomely prosperous in economics (Edwin Land Quotes) It is a curious property of research activity that after the problem has been solved the solution seems obvious. This is true not only for those who have not previously been acquainted with the problem, but also for those who have worked over it for years (Edwin Land Quotes) We have to keep in practice like musicians. Besides, there are still potentialities to be realized in color film. To us, it’s just like bringing up a child. You don’t stop after you’ve had it (Edwin Land Quotes) ...from this day forward until the day you are buried, do two things each day. First, master a difficult old insight, and second, add some new piece of knowledge to the world each day (Edwin Land Quotes) As I review the nature of the creative drive in the inventive scientists that have been around me, as well as in myself, I find the first event is an urge to make a significant intellectual contribution that can be tangible embodied in a product or process (Edwin Land Quotes) Intense concentration for hour after hour can bring out resources in people that they didn’t know they had (Edwin Land Quotes) A mistake is an event, the full benefit of which has not yet been turned to your advantage (Edwin Land Quotes) Work only on problems that are manifestly important and seem to be nearly impossible to solve. That way you will have a natural market for your product and no competition (Edwin Land Quotes) Look, if the picture you get instantly is as beautiful as the picture you get by waiting seven days, then it is absolute madness to say that there is virtue in waiting (Edwin Land Quotes) A premature attempt to explain something that thrills you will destroy your perceptivity rather than increase it, because your tendency will be to explain away rather than seek out (Edwin Land Quotes) You think that the only thing that counts is the bottom line! What a presumptuous thing to say. The bottom line is in heaven (Edwin Land Quotes) True creativity is characterized by a succession of acts each dependent on the one before and suggesting the one after (Edwin Land Quotes)

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