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Small: His genius he was quite content in one brief sentence to define Of inspiration one percent, of perspiration, n
Thomas Edison
"His genius he was quite content in one brief sentence to define; Of inspiration one percent, of perspiration, ninety nine"
Thomas Edison, Inventor
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Small: Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits
Thomas Edison
"Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits"
Thomas Edison, Inventor
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Small: Dont fight forces, use them
"Don't fight forces, use them"
R. Buckminster Fuller, Inventor
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Small: We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims
"We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims"
R. Buckminster Fuller, Inventor
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Small: The secret we should never let the gamemasters know is that they dont need any rules
"The secret we should never let the gamemasters know is that they don't need any rules"
Gary Gygax, Inventor
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Small: Physicists analyze systems. Web scientists, however, can create the systems
Tim Berners-Lee
"Physicists analyze systems. Web scientists, however, can create the systems"
Tim Berners-Lee, Inventor
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Small: The invention of basketball was not an accident. It was developed to meet a need. Those boys simply would not
James Naismith
"The invention of basketball was not an accident. It was developed to meet a need. Those boys simply would not play 'Drop the Handkerchief.'"
James Naismith, Inventor
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Small: The circulating medium being issued only by those who labor, they would suddenly become invested with all the
"The circulating medium being issued only by those who labor, they would suddenly become invested with all the wealth and all the power; and those who did not labor, be they ever so rich now, would as suddenly become poor and powerless"
Josiah Warren, Inventor
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Small: It goes to establish a just and permanent principle of trade which puts an end to all serious fluctuations in
"It goes to establish a just and permanent principle of trade which puts an end to all serious fluctuations in prices and consequently, to all the insecurity and ruin which these fluctuations produce; and to build up those who are already ruined"
Josiah Warren, Inventor
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Small: It has a sound and rational circulating medium, a real and definite representative of wealth
"It has a sound and rational circulating medium, a real and definite representative of wealth"
Josiah Warren, Inventor
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Small: Today we have 1 billion users on the Net. By 2010 we will have maybe 2 billion
"Today we have 1 billion users on the Net. By 2010 we will have maybe 2 billion"
Vinton Cerf, Inventor
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Small: The Internet lives where anyone can access it
"The Internet lives where anyone can access it"
Vinton Cerf, Inventor
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Small: At some point, you cant lift this boulder with just your own strength. And if you find that you need to move b
"At some point, you can't lift this boulder with just your own strength. And if you find that you need to move bigger and bigger boulders up hills, you will need more and more help"
Vinton Cerf, Inventor
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Small: Freedom is the oxygen without which science cannot breathe
"Freedom is the oxygen without which science cannot breathe"
David Sarnoff, Inventor
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Small: Im an engineer. I see myself as a toolmaker and the musicians are my customers... They use my tools
"I'm an engineer. I see myself as a toolmaker and the musicians are my customers... They use my tools"
Robert Moog, Inventor
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Small: One always has to remember these days where the garbage pail is, because its so easy to make sounds, and to pu
"One always has to remember these days where the garbage pail is, because it's so easy to make sounds, and to put sounds together into something that appears to be music, but it's just as hard as it always was to make good music"
Robert Moog, Inventor
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Small: The mere holding of slaves, therefore, is a condition having per se nothing of moral character in it, any more
"The mere holding of slaves, therefore, is a condition having per se nothing of moral character in it, any more than the being a parent, or employer, or ruler"
Samuel Morse, Inventor
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Small: My price is five dollars for a miniature on ivory, and I have engaged three or four at that price. My price fo
"My price is five dollars for a miniature on ivory, and I have engaged three or four at that price. My price for profiles is one dollar, and everybody is willing to engage me at that price"
Samuel Morse, Inventor
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Small: The internet will catastrophically collapse in 1996
"The internet will catastrophically collapse in 1996"
Robert Metcalfe, Inventor
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Small: The phenomenon develops calmly, but it is invisible, unstoppable. One feels, one sees it born and grow steadil
"The phenomenon develops calmly, but it is invisible, unstoppable. One feels, one sees it born and grow steadily; and it is not in one's power to either hasten or slow it down"
Leon Foucault, Inventor
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Small: History has repeatedly shown that when a new method or material becomes available, new uses for it arise
"History has repeatedly shown that when a new method or material becomes available, new uses for it arise"
Wilson Greatbatch, Inventor
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Small: Leaders are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fear and no concept of the odds against them
Robert Jarvik
"Leaders are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fear and no concept of the odds against them"
Robert Jarvik, Inventor
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Small: I think a lot of developments start with the desire of the developer to get what he really wants so that he ca
"I think a lot of developments start with the desire of the developer to get what he really wants so that he can use it. It's not just the technical fascination or the business opportunity"
Ray Dolby, Inventor
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Small: I shot with it a lot. I still do now. That is why I am hard of hearing
"I shot with it a lot. I still do now. That is why I am hard of hearing"
Mikhail Kalashnikov, Inventor
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Small: While theoretically and technically television may be feasible, commercially and financially it is an impossib
"While theoretically and technically television may be feasible, commercially and financially it is an impossibility"
Lee De Forest, Inventor
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Small: Death gives meaning to our lives. It gives importance and value to time. Time would become meaningless if ther
"Death gives meaning to our lives. It gives importance and value to time. Time would become meaningless if there were too much of it"
Ray Kurzweil, Inventor
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Small: Im still the same person, thinking the same way, so its possible I will invent something
"I'm still the same person, thinking the same way, so it's possible I will invent something"
Erno Rubik, Inventor
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Small: Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds. I may be given credit for
"Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds. I may be given credit for having blazed the trail, but when I look at the subsequent developments I feel the credit is due to others rather than to myself"
Alexander Graham Bell, Inventor
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Small: Well-arranged time is the surest mark of a well-arranged mind
"Well-arranged time is the surest mark of a well-arranged mind"
Isaac Pitman, Inventor
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Small: A nations ability to fight a modern war is as good as its technological ability
"A nation's ability to fight a modern war is as good as its technological ability"
Frank Whittle, Inventor
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