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Charles Kettering, born on August 29, 1876 and died on November 25, 1958, was an American inventor and engineer renowned for his innovations in the automotive and electrical industries.

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Famous Charles Kettering Quotes

“The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress.”

Source: In Memoriam, Charles F. Kettering

“Problems are the price of progress. Don't bring me anything but trouble. Good news weakens me.”

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“You will never stub your toe standing still. The faster you go, the more chance there is of stubbing your toe, but the more chance you have of getting somewhere.”

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“Every time you tear a leaf off a calendar, you present a new place for new ideas and progress.”

“The sure ways to create new ventures of discovery are to keep an open mind.”

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“Great steps in human progress are made by things that don't work the way philosophy thought they should. If things always worked the way they should, you could write the history of the world from now on. But they don't, and it is those deviations from the normal that make human progress.”

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“The price of progress is trouble.”

Progress Trouble

Book:Prophet of progress: selections from the speeches of Charles F. Kettering

Source: Prophet of progress: selections from the speeches of Charles F. Kettering

About the Author

Born: August 29, 1876
Died: November 25, 1958
Known for: Inventor
Quotes: 103

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Prophet of progress: selections from the speeches of Charles F. KetteringRelated source material

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