"In some cases, inventions prohibit innovation because we're so caught up in playing with the technology, we forget about the fact that it was supposed to be important.“


-Dean Kamen

posted in technology


In some cases, inventions prohibit innovation because we're so caught up in playing with the technology, we forget about the fact that it was supposed to be important.

Other Quotes You Might Like

Discover more inspiring quotes from our collection

"You have teenagers thinking they're going to make millions as NBA stars when that's not realistic for even 1 percent of them. Becoming a scientist or engineer is."

-Dean Kamen

teenView Quote
"Everybody has to be able to participate in a future that they want to live for. That's what technology can do."

-Dean Kamen

technologyView Quote
"New ideas in technology are literally a dime-a-dozen, or cheaper than that."

-Dean Kamen

technologyView Quote
"An innovation is one of those things that society looks at and says, if we make this part of the way we live and work, it will change the way we live and work."

-Dean Kamen

societyView Quote
"I'd rather lose my own money than someone else's."

-Dean Kamen

moneyView Quote
"If history is any indication, all truths will eventually turn out to be false."

-Dean Kamen

historyView Quote

More Quotes About technology

Explore other inspiring quotes in this category

"If we had had the right technology back then, you would have seen Eva Braun on the Donahue show and Adolf Hitler on Meet the Press."

-Ed Turner

technologyView Quote
"Technology has changed, and we need to figure out how to improve the archaic way of what makes a hit, or how to determine how many viewers are watching beyond some people with Nielsen boxes in a small percentage of homes in random areas."

-Jim Rash

technologyView Quote
"Being around some of the bright lights of the technology world and having them expect great things helps you sit down and do it seriously."

-Aaron Swartz

technologyView Quote
"I don't think people buy technology products because of the personalities of the people behind them."

-Jim Balsillie

technologyView Quote
"Just let me use the technology I want at a fair price."

-Jonathan Potter

technologyView Quote
"But I don't think we'll go there until we go back to the moon and develop a technology base for living and working and transporting ourselves through space."

-Jack Schmitt

technologyView Quote