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

Industry is best at the intersection of science and art.

The test of an invention is the power of an inventor to push it through in the face of staunch-not opposition, but indifference-in society.

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.

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.

Creativity is the sudden cessation of stupidity.

Don't undertake a project unless it is manifestly important and nearly impossible.