Quotes by Innovators

A species that survives by creating must not limit who can create. More creators means more creations. Equality brings justice to some and wealth to all.

Kevin Ashton

Make an enemy of certainty and befriend doubt. When you can change your mind, you can change anything.

Kevin Ashton

Creating is an ordinary act, creation its extraordinary outcome.

Kevin Ashton

When leaders wonder what they can do to position their societies for the industries of the future, they need to open up and resist control-freak tendencies. The 21st century is a terrible time to be a control freak; future grown depends on empowering people.

Alec J. Ross

The last trillion-dollar industry was built on a code of 1s and 0s. The next will be built on our own genetic code.

Alec J. Ross

There are few overnight successes and many up-all-night successes.

Kevin Ashton

Intellectually secure people do not need to show anyone how smart they are. They are empirical and seek truth. Intellectually insecure people need to show everyone how smart they are. They are egotistical and seek triumph.

Kevin Ashton

If Paul Revere had been a modern day citizen, he wouldn't have ridden down Main Street. He would have tweeted.

Alec Ross