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“It has been the resolution of mankind in all ages of the world. No people, no age, ever threw away the fruits of past wisdom, or the enjoyment of present blessings, for visionary schemes of ideal perfection. It is the knowledge of the past, the actual infliction of the present, that has produced all changes, all innovations, and all improvements - not (as is pretended) the chimerical anticipation of possible advantages, but the intolerable pressure of long-established, notorious, aggravated, and growing abuses.”

Source: Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated)

“Management innovation is going to be the most enduring source of competitive advantage. There will be lots of rewards for firms in the vanguard.”

Source Advantage Innovation Management Rewards Endure Firm Competitive Advantage Vanguard

Author:Gary Hamel

“In this age of innovation perhaps no experiment will have an influence more important on the character and happiness of our society than the granting to females the advantages of a systematic and thorough education.”

Important Character Age Influence Advantage Female Innovation Experiments Our Society Systematic Thorough

Book:Ladies' Magazine

Source: Ladies' Magazine

“Politicians in Europe want change. The United States and China will follow this trend. One could see this is a threat, but it's also an opportunity. We at BMW want to take advantage of this and, through innovations, place ourselves at the forefront.”

Want States Opportunity United United States Politician Europe Advantage Innovation Threat China Trends Bmw

Author:Norbert Reithofer

“The distinction between the religious and secular orders is a fundamental aspect of Christianity. This distinction is an innovation compared to Islam and Judaism, and it is an advantage that has helped shape Europe.”

Order Religious Christianity Shapes Europe Advantage Aspect Innovation Fundamentals Islam Distinction Secular Judaism

Author:Walter Kasper

“In Israel, a land lacking in natural resources, we learned to appreciate our greatest national advantage: our minds. Through creativity and innovation, we transformed barren deserts into flourishing fields and pioneered new frontiers in science and technology.”

“We ought not to be over-anxious to encourage innovation in cases of doubtful improvement, for an old system must ever have two advantages over a new one; it is established, and it is understood.”

Inspirational Two Cases Ought Understood Advantage Innovation Improvement Anxious Doubtful

Book:Lacon, Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think

Source: Lacon, Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think

“To ensure that no one gained an advantage over anyone else, commercial law prohibited innovation in tools or techniques, underselling below a fixed price, working late by artificial light, employing extra apprentices or wife and under-age children, and advertising of wares or praising them to the detriment of others.”

Children Light Law Wife Century Late Advantage Tools Innovation Praise Technique Advertising Fixed Extras Artificial Apprentice Employing Artificial Light Working Late

Author:Barbara Tuchman