Home / Quotes / Quote by Philippe Kahn

Quote by Philippe Kahn

“I figured that I wasn't as smart or talented as the other kids around, so I just had to work twice as hard. Surprisingly, results showed quickly. I was hooked!”

Quote by Philippe Kahn

Author

Philippe Kahn, born on March 16, 1952, is an innovator who has had a significant impact on the personal computer and mobile communication industries. His most notable achievement is the development of the world's first smartphone, the Palm Pilot, which sparked the PDA market in the early 1990s. more

You May Also Like

“We focus on building innovation and inventing technology futures and we figure that it will take care of the rest. So far, it's done wonders.”

Done Care Wonder Technology Focus Figures Building Innovation Take Care Inventing

Author:Philippe Kahn

“I am surprised at all the people in the high-tech industry focused on "making money"... If that's all they want to do, they should have a $100 printing press in their basements and they will truly "make money." Instead, if we focus all that energy on innovation, we'll change the world for the best.”

People Ifs World Want Should Energy Focus Industry Should Have Innovation Presses Focused Making Money Changing The World Printing Basements Printing Press

Author:Philippe Kahn

“If people would turn their TVs off for half the time, study science and practice an instrument, they'd be virtuosos and have Ph.Ds!”

People Ifs Turns Half Practice Study Tvs Instruments

Author:Philippe Kahn

“The national question is purely a peasant question...the best way to eliminate nationality is a massive factory with thousands of workers..., which like a millstone grinds up all nationalities and forges a new nationality. This nationality is the universal proletariat.”

Way Universal Workers Best Way Massive Factories Peasants Nationality Grind Proletariat

Author:Mikhail Kalinin

“If you modestly enjoy your fame you are not unworthy to rank with the holy.”

Ifs Enjoy Holy Fame Idols Unworthy

Author:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“The Jews will become socialist colonisers with strong fists and sharp teeth, a strong national group within the Soviet family of nations.”

Strong Nations Groups Jew Teeth Soviet Socialist Fists

Author:Mikhail Kalinin

“For thousands of years humankind's finest minds have been struggling with the theoretical problem of finding the forms that would give peoples the possibility, without the greatest of torment, without internecine strife, of living side by side in friendship and brotherhood. Practically speaking, the first step in this direction is only being taken now, today.”

Giving Years Mind Firsts Has Beens Problem Today Form Sides Steps Struggle Taken Possibility Findings Brotherhood First Steps Humankind Finest Strife Torment Theoretical

Author:Mikhail Kalinin

“But even now, after the greatest victory known to history we cannot for one minute forget the basic fact that our country remains the one socialist state in the world. You will speak frankly about this to the collective farmers...Only the most concrete, most immediate danger, which threatened us from Hitlerite Germany, has disappeared.”

World Country States Facts Speak Forget Known Minutes Danger Victory Remains Our Country Germany Collectives Farmers Concrete Socialist Threatened One Minute Greatest Victory

Author:Mikhail Kalinin

“The whole history of my life, and in essence the whole history of the working class consists of this: that we have lived and fought under the leadership of Lenin and Stalin.”

Whole Class Essence Working Class Story Of My Life Lenin And Stalin

Author:Mikhail Kalinin

“The Nazi murder squads just wouldn't waste a bullet on a child. I just couldn't process that. I couldn't handle it.”

Children Process Waste Murder Handle Bullets Nazi Squad

Author:Natasha Kaplinsky