Famous in our circles is the story of the visiting English banker who in 1948 upon seeing our model 95 camera commented, 'Very interesting, but why would one want a picture in a minute?'

This is the most exciting part of being human. It is using our brains in the highest way. Otherwise we are just healthy animals

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.

A significant inventionmust be startling, unexpected. It must come to a world that is not prepared for it.

There is no such thing as group originality, group creativity or group perspicacity.

Science is a method to keep yourself from kidding yourself.

It's not that we need new ideas, but we need to stop having old ideas.