“Creative people often feel highs of joy and lows of sorrow that others may never experience, and perhaps could not even handle if they did. Little wonder many outside the creative world mistake (or dismiss) eccentric responses of the spirit as weakness or mental illness. But in the end, these dismissive souls will never know what it is to be moved by tears by the beauty of rose or brought to joy by sunlight filtering through the leaves of spring or autumn. The creative walk in glades invisible to those outside their realms.” PeopleIfsKnowsWorldFeelsMayLittlesIdeasSoulEndsJoySpiritWalksMistakeWonderCreativityCreativeTearsSorrowSpringLowsWeaknessInnovationMovedRoseResponseIllnessInvisibleHandleMental IllnessRealmsAutumnSunlightCreative PeopleEccentric Author:Duncan Long
“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.” DoneCareWonderTechnologyFocusFiguresBuildingInnovationTake CareInventing Author:Philippe Kahn
“I wonder whether there has been too much emphasis on teaching women to conform, to fit into the system. Certainly that suits conservative organizations in conservative times. But now ... innovation and creativity are necessary.” Has BeensWonderCreativityToo MuchTeachingFitOrganizationInnovationConservativeSuitsConformEmphasisCreativity And Innovation Author:Rosabeth Moss Kanter
“Doubt, skepticism, innovation, and inquiry are the only means by which wonder, beauty, awe, and symmetry will be discovered.” MeanWonderDoubtInnovationAweSkepticismInquirySymmetry Author:Christopher Hitchens
“Brynjolfsson and McAfee take us on a whirlwind tour of innovators and innovations around the world. But this isn't just casual sightseeing. Along the way, they describe how these technological wonders came to be, why they are important, and where they are headed.” WorldWayImportantWonderInnovationAround The WorldTechnologicalCasualInnovatorsWhirlwindSightseeing Author:Hal Varian
“With cult foods, there is an underlying assumption that the best cooking ideas came generations ago. Yet culinary innovation is nothing to be ashamed of. When a chef tells me he is cooking with his grandmother's recipe, I always wonder why. Did talent skip the past two generations?” TwoIdeasPastWonderGenerationsTalentInnovationCookingAssumptionAshamedGrandmotherCulinaryChefCultRecipesSkip Author:Nathan Myhrvold
“Now the 21st century approaches and with it the inevitability of change. We must wonder if the American people will find renewal and rejuvenation within themselves, will discover again their capacity for innovation and adaptation. If not, alas, the nation's future will be shaped by sightless forces of history over which Americans will have no control.” PeopleIfsAmericaForceNationsLibertyWonderSocietyCenturyApproachCapacityInnovation21st CenturyAlasAdaptationRenewalInevitabilityRejuvenation Author:John Chancellor
“And so you [young Americans]need to be the Idea Generation. The generation who's always thinking on the cutting edge, who's wondering how to create and keep the next wave of American jobs and American innovations, who's figuring out how to out-compete the Idea Generations of Indias and Chinas of the world.” ThinkingWorldNeedsIdeasJobsYoungNextInspiringWonderCuttingGenerationsIndiaInnovationWaveEdgesChinaCutting EdgeAlways ThinkingAmerican Jobs Author:Barack Obama
“Great innovations, powerful interactions and real art are often produced by someone in a state of wonder. Looking around with stars in your eyes and amazement at the tools that are available to you can inspire generosity and creativity and connection” ArtRealStatesEyeStarsPowerfulWonderCreativityInspireToolsConnectionsInnovationAvailableGenerosityInteractionAmazementState Of Wonder Author:Seth Godin