Don't Do Anything That Someone Else Can

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.

[a Polaroid Camera] Places Before You A Thing That Is More Of The Thing Than The Thing Was.

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.

...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.

As I Visualize It, The Business Of The Future Will Be A Scientific, Social And Economic Unit. It Will Be Vigorously Creative In Pure Science Where Its Contributions Will Compare With Those Of The Universities...