Charles Franklin Kettering quotes and words of wisdom

"High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation."
Found in the topic Achievement.

"The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress."
Found in the topic Change.

"In many ways ideas are more important than people ? they are much more permanent."
Found in the topic Unsorted.

"People are very open-minded about new things ? as long as they"re exactly like the old ones."
Found in the topic Tolerance.

"Inventing is a combination of brains and materials. The more brains you use, the less material you need."
Found in the topic Invention.

"Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail."
Found in the topic Factory.

"The difference between intelligence and education is this: intelligence will make you a gook living."
Found in the topic Education.

"If you want to kill any idea in the world today, get a committee working on it."
Found in the topic Committee.

"My interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my life there."
Found in the topic Future.

"Where these is an open mind, there will always be a frontier."
Found in the topic Frontiers.

"A man must have a certain amount of intelligent ignorance to get anywhere."
Found in the topic If.

"A problem well stated is a problem half solved."
Found in the topic Problem.

"When I was research head of General Motors and wanted a problem solved, I"d place a table outside the meeting room with a sign: "Leave slide rules here." If I didn"t do that, I"d find someone reaching for his slide rule. Then he"d be on his feet saying, "Boss, you can"t do it.""
Found in the topic Engineer.

Interesting Quotes

The creator of the universe works in mysterious ways. But he uses a base ten counting system and likes round numbers.Scott Adams - US cartoonist (1957 - )

Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do, and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.George S. Patton - US general (1885 - 1945)