“I think an education is not only important, it is the most important thing you can do with your life.”-Dean Kamen
Astound Ourselves
“If we all did things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.”
-Thomas Edison
Our Greatest Weakness
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”
Old Men
“Old men are always advising young men to save money. That is bad advice. Don’t save every nickel. Invest in yourself. I never saved a dollar until I was forty years old.”
Relentless Inventor
“The relentlessness of the inventor is unending because he is an adept in realization, he has an inordinate appetite for discovery and the ability to satisfy it.”
To Create
“Even in those stages when willed and rational effort is dominant, the creative process is essentially the delicate action of developed life.”
–Brewster Ghiselin
The Peace Idea
“I intend to leave after my death a large fund for the promotion of the peace idea, but I am skeptical as to its results.”