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We have been measuring too mu...

We have been measuring too much in terms of the dollar. What we should do is think in terms of useful materials-things that will be of value to us in our daily life.

Charles Kettering 157 quotes

When I was research head of G...

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."

Charles Kettering 157 quotes

Bankers regard research as mo...

Bankers regard research as most dangerous a thing that makes banking hazardous due to the rapid changes it brings about in industry.

Charles Kettering 157 quotes

The simplest way to assure sa...

The simplest way to assure sales is to keep changing the product the market for new things is indefinitely elastic. One of the fundamental purposes of advertising, styling, and research is to foster a healthy dissatisfaction.

Charles Kettering 157 quotes

Do not bring me your successe...

Do not bring me your successes; they weaken me. Bring me your problems; they strengthen me.

Charles Kettering 157 quotes

One of the things we have to ...

One of the things we have to be thankful for is that we don't get as much government as we pay for.

Charles Kettering 157 quotes

We have reason not to be afra...

We have reason not to be afraid of the machine, for there is always constructive change, the enemy of machines, making them change to fit new conditions.

Charles Kettering 157 quotes

The person who doesn't know s...

The person who doesn't know something can't be done will often find a way to go ahead and do it.

Charles Kettering 157 quotes

People think of the inventor ...

People think of the inventor as a screwball, but no one ever asks the inventor what he thinks of other people.

Charles Kettering 157 quotes

Knowing is not understanding....

Knowing is not understanding. There is a great difference between knowing and understanding: you can know a lot about something and not really understand it.

Charles Kettering 157 quotes

It doesn't matter if you try ...

It doesn't matter if you try and try and try again, and fail. It does matter if you try and fail, and fail to try again.

Charles Kettering 157 quotes

You can't have a better tomor...

You can't have a better tomorrow if you are thinking about yesterday all the time.

Charles Kettering 157 quotes

Keep on going and the chances...

Keep on going and the chances are you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I have never heard of anyone stumbling on something sitting down.

Charles Kettering 157 quotes

A problem well stated is a pr...

A problem well stated is a problem half-solved.

Charles Kettering 157 quotes

The world hates change, yet i...

The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress.

Charles Kettering 157 quotes

Believe and act as if it were...

Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail.

Charles Kettering 157 quotes

My definition of an educated ...

My definition of an educated man is the fellow who knows the right thing to do at the time it has to be done. You can be sincere and still be stupid.

Charles Kettering 157 quotes

Problems are the price of pro...

Problems are the price of progress. Don't bring me anything but trouble. Good news weakens me.

Charles Kettering 157 quotes

The only difference between a...

The only difference between a problem and a solution is that people understand the solution.

Charles Kettering 157 quotes

People are very open-minded a...

People are very open-minded about new things - as long as they're exactly like the old ones.

Charles Kettering 157 quotes

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