People are very open-minded about new things - as long as they're exactly like the old ones.

Our imagination is the only limit to what we can hope to have in the future.

If a fellow wants to be nobody in the business world, let him neglect sending the mailman to somebody on his behalf.

There has never been any 30-hour week for men who had anything to do.

Every honest researcher I know admits he's just a professional amateur. He's doing whatever he's doing for the first time. That makes him an amateur. He has sense enough to know that he's going to have a lot of trouble, so that makes him a professional.

The sure ways to create new ventures of discovery are to keep an open mind.

When I was research head of General Motors and wanted a problem solved, I'd place a table outside the meeting room with a sign: "Leave slide rules here." If I didn't do that, I'd find someone reaching for his slide rule. Then he'd be on his feet saying, "Boss, you can't do it."