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Every once in a while, a new technology, an old problem, and a big idea turn into an innovation.

~Dean Kamen

Topics: Big Big Idea Every Idea Innovation New New Technology Old Once Problem Technology Turn While

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Nothing that has value, real value, has no cost. Not freedom, not food, not shelter, not healthcare.

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Topics: Cost Food Freedom Healthcare Nothing Real Real Value Shelter Value

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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.

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Topics: Becoming Engineer Even Going Make Millions Nba Percent Realistic Scientist Stars Teenagers Them Thinking You 1 Percent

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People take the longest possible paths, digress to numerous dead ends, and make all kinds of mistakes. Then historians come along and write summaries of this messy, nonlinear process and make it appear like a simple, straight line.

~Dean Kamen

Topics: Along Appear Come Dead Ends Historians Kinds Like Line Longest Make Messy Mistakes Numerous Paths People Possible Process Simple Straight Straight Line Take Then Write

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I do not want to waste any time. And if you are not working on important things, you are wasting time.

~Dean Kamen

Topics: Any Important Important Things Things Time Want Waste Wasting Wasting Time Working You

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Most of the time you will fail, but you will also occasionally succeed. Those occasional successes make all the hard work and sacrifice worthwhile.

~Dean Kamen

Topics: Also Fail Hard Hard Work Make Most Occasional Occasionally Sacrifice Succeed Successes Those Time Will Work Worthwhile You

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Thinking is my hobby. But sometimes you get to where you're stuck and you can't figure it out, so you just go work on another project. I always have multiple projects.

~Dean Kamen

Topics: Always Another Figure Get Go Hobby Just Multiple Out Project Projects Sometimes Stuck Thinking Where Work You

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You can't look at the problem and say, 'I want them to do more, better, faster miracles - and not invest in research, not invest in development, and have those miracles delivered to me free.' It's unrealistic.

~Dean Kamen

Topics: Better Delivered Development Faster Free Invest Look Me Miracles More Problem Research Say Them Those Unrealistic Want You

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Don't be irresponsible in your risks, but as long as the project can fail without it causing the person to fail, keep trying; keep taking the best shots. Learn from them; pick yourself up.

~Dean Kamen

Topics: Best Causing Fail Irresponsible Keep Learn Long Person Pick Project Risks Shots Taking Them Trying Up Without Your Yourself

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Innovation is so hard and so frustrating; it takes the intersections of people with courage, vision, and resources.

~Dean Kamen

Topics: Courage Frustrating Hard Innovation People Resources Takes Vision

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Inventor

Born: April 5th, 1951

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