Steven Johnson writes in "How We Got to Now" about Edison "inventing the lightbulb" is actually an example of the networked nature of innovation, as he built on other ideas and created his results by assembling an effective team.
"I am quite correctly described as 'more of a sponge than an inventor.'" Edison said.
"The march of technology expands the space of possibility around us, but how we explore that space is up to us." - Steven Johnson in How We Got to Now
"Haste is universal because everyone is in flight from himself."
Nietzsche (cited in 4,000 weeks)
"Put your heart, mind and soul into your smallest acts. This is the secret of success." --Swami Sivananda
I believe this was upon being elected to the Hall of Fame yesterday.
"What really [matters] is how you did it,” he said. “And how much you cared about people. This man next to me [father] and my mom, rest in peace, encouraged me and educated me that everybody around you is important, no matter where you come from, no matter who you are, everybody counts, everybody matters. That’s why I treat people the way I treat people. It’s not all about who has the greatest talent, it’s how you use your talent."
“Not the sun or summer alone, but every hour and season yields its tribute of delight.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we love the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning." Gloria Steinam
