What can be more palpably absurd than the prospect held out of locomotives travelling twice as fast as stagecoaches? - The Quarterly Review, England (March 1825) The abolishment of pain in surgery is a chimaera. It is absurd to go on seeking it. . . . Knife and pain are two words in surgery that must forever be associated in the consciousness of the patient. - Dr. Alfred Velpeau (1839) French surgeon Men might as well project a voyage to the Moon as an attempt to employ steam navigation against the stormy North Atlantic Ocean. - Dr. Dionysus Lardner (1838) Professor of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy, University College, London The foolish idea of shooting at the moon is an example of the absurd length to which vicious specialization will carry scientists working in thought-tight compartments. - A.W. Bickerton (1926) Professor of Physics and Chemistry, Canterbury College, New Zealand When the Paris Exhibition closes electric light will close with it and no more be heard
50 Quotes Sparking Innovation in 2023 An inspiring quote is a great tool to change a mindset. I made a personal collection of 50 outstanding quotes on change and innovation. Use them to inspire others to start a culture of change, to think different and to prioritize change and innovation at the start of 2023. 1. Nothing is stronger than habit. [Ovid] 2. If you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got. [Albert Einstein] 3. Status quo is Latin for, 'The mess we're in.' [Ronald Reagan] 4. Change is inevitable. Except from a vending machine.[Robert C. Gallagher] 5. When the rate of change outside is more than what is inside, be sure that the end is near. [Azim Premji] 6. Details matter, it’s worth waiting to get it right. [Steve Jobs] 7. The future is already here — it's just not very evenly distributed. [William Gibson] 8. It’s tough when markets change and your people within the company don’t. [Harvard Business Review] 9. Even if you are
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