Famous quotes by Inventors

Small: Keep on going and the chances are you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it.
Charles F. Kettering
"Keep on going and the chances are you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I have never heard of anyone stumbling on something sitting down"
Charles F. Kettering, Inventor
Small: It is not a disgrace to fail. Failing is one of the greatest arts in the world
Charles F. Kettering
"It is not a disgrace to fail. Failing is one of the greatest arts in the world"
Charles F. Kettering, Inventor
Small: It doesnt matter if you try and try and try again, and fail. It does matter if you try and fail, and fail to t
Charles F. Kettering
"It doesn't matter if you try and try and try again, and fail. It does matter if you try and fail, and fail to try again"
Charles F. Kettering, Inventor
Small: Inventing is a combination of brains and materials. The more brains you use, the less material you need
Charles F. Kettering
"Inventing is a combination of brains and materials. The more brains you use, the less material you need"
Charles F. Kettering, Inventor
Small: In America we can say what we think, and even if we cant think, we can say it anyhow
Charles F. Kettering
"In America we can say what we think, and even if we can't think, we can say it anyhow"
Charles F. Kettering, Inventor
Small: If you want to kill any idea in the world, get a committee working on it
Charles F. Kettering
"If you want to kill any idea in the world, get a committee working on it"
Charles F. Kettering, Inventor
Small: If you have always done it that way, it is probably wrong
Charles F. Kettering
"If you have always done it that way, it is probably wrong"
Charles F. Kettering, Inventor
Small: I object to people running down the future. I am going to live all the rest of my life there
Charles F. Kettering
"I object to people running down the future. I am going to live all the rest of my life there"
Charles F. Kettering, Inventor
Small: Every time you tear a leaf off a calendar, you present a new place for new ideas and progress
Charles F. Kettering
"Every time you tear a leaf off a calendar, you present a new place for new ideas and progress"
Charles F. Kettering, Inventor
Small: Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail
Charles F. Kettering
"Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail"
Charles F. Kettering, Inventor
Small: An inventor is simply a fellow who doesnt take his education too seriously
Charles F. Kettering
"An inventor is simply a fellow who doesn't take his education too seriously"
Charles F. Kettering, Inventor
Small: An inventor fails 999 times, and if he succeeds once, hes in. He treats his failures simply as practice shots
Charles F. Kettering
"An inventor fails 999 times, and if he succeeds once, he's in. He treats his failures simply as practice shots"
Charles F. Kettering, Inventor
Small: A problem well stated is a problem half-solved
Charles F. Kettering
"A problem well stated is a problem half-solved"
Charles F. Kettering, Inventor
Small: A person must have a certain amount of intelligent ignorance to get anywhere
Charles F. Kettering
"A person must have a certain amount of intelligent ignorance to get anywhere"
Charles F. Kettering, Inventor
Small: Theres a call to adventure. Its something in the inner psyche of humanity, particularly males
"There's a call to adventure. It's something in the inner psyche of humanity, particularly males"
Gary Gygax, Inventor
Small: The essence of a role-playing game is that it is a group, cooperative experience
"The essence of a role-playing game is that it is a group, cooperative experience"
Gary Gygax, Inventor
Small: Somebody said they threw their copy of Dungeons and Dragons into the fire, and it screamed. Its a game! The ma
"Somebody said they threw their copy of Dungeons and Dragons into the fire, and it screamed. It's a game! The magic spells in it are as real as the gold. Try retiring on that stuff"
Gary Gygax, Inventor
Small: Random chance plays a huge part in everybodys life
"Random chance plays a huge part in everybody's life"
Gary Gygax, Inventor
Small: When AI approximates Machine Intelligence, then many online and computer-run RPGs will move towards actual RPG
"When AI approximates Machine Intelligence, then many online and computer-run RPGs will move towards actual RPG activity. Nonetheless, that will not replace the experience of 'being there,' any more than seeing a theatrical motion picture can replace the stage play"
Gary Gygax, Inventor
Small: Outside of the mindless sitcoms that the networks thrive on, people able to think generally consider most ente
"Outside of the mindless sitcoms that the networks thrive on, people able to think generally consider most entertainment is escape in one form or another"
Gary Gygax, Inventor
Small: I foresee online gaming changing when there are good audio-visual links connecting the participants, thus appr
"I foresee online gaming changing when there are good audio-visual links connecting the participants, thus approximating play in a face-to-face group"
Gary Gygax, Inventor
Small: Gaming in general is a male thing. It isnt that gaming is designed to exclude women. Everybody whos tried to d
"Gaming in general is a male thing. It isn't that gaming is designed to exclude women. Everybody who's tried to design a game to interest a large female audience has failed. And I think that has to do with the different thinking processes of men and women"
Gary Gygax, Inventor
Small: There is no winning or losing, but rather the value is in the experience of imagining yourself as a character
"There is no winning or losing, but rather the value is in the experience of imagining yourself as a character in whatever genre you're involved in, whether it's a fantasy game, the Wild West, secret agenst or whatever else. You get to sort of vicariously experience those things"
Gary Gygax, Inventor
Small: I wasnt popular in the home office because I wasnt chicken. Im just a risk taker. I have gut instincts
"I wasn't popular in the home office because I wasn't chicken. I'm just a risk taker. I have gut instincts"
Gary Gygax, Inventor
Small: You affect the world by what you browse
Tim Berners-Lee
"You affect the world by what you browse"
Tim Berners-Lee, Inventor
Small: Whatever the device you use for getting your information out, it should be the same information
Tim Berners-Lee
"Whatever the device you use for getting your information out, it should be the same information"
Tim Berners-Lee, Inventor
Small: When it comes to professionalism, it makes sense to talk about being professional in IT. Standards are vital s
Tim Berners-Lee
"When it comes to professionalism, it makes sense to talk about being professional in IT. Standards are vital so that IT professionals can provide systems that last"
Tim Berners-Lee, Inventor
Small: What is a Web year now, about three months? And when people can browse around, discover new things, and downlo
Tim Berners-Lee
"What is a Web year now, about three months? And when people can browse around, discover new things, and download them fast, when we all have agents - then Web years could slip by before human beings can notice"
Tim Berners-Lee, Inventor
Small: Web users ultimately want to get at data quickly and easily. They dont care as much about attractive sites and
Tim Berners-Lee
"Web users ultimately want to get at data quickly and easily. They don't care as much about attractive sites and pretty design"
Tim Berners-Lee, Inventor
Small: Web pages are designed for people. For the Semantic Web, we need to look at existing databases
Tim Berners-Lee
"Web pages are designed for people. For the Semantic Web, we need to look at existing databases"
Tim Berners-Lee, Inventor