How to Fly a Horse: The Secret History of Creation, Invention, and Discovery
Kevin Ashton
Top 10 Best Quotes
“If your idea succeeds, everybody says you’re persistent. If it doesn’t succeed, you’re stubborn.”
“The most important thing creators do is work. The most important thing they don’t do is quit.”
“Confidence is belief in yourself. Certainty is belief in your beliefs. Confidence is a bridge. Certainty is a barricade.”
“Beginning is hard, but continuing is harder. Those who seek a glamorous life should not pursue art, science, innovation, invention, or anything else that needs new. Creation is a long journey where most turns are wrong and most ends are dead.”
“Having ideas is not the same thing as being creative. Creation is execution, not inspiration. Many people have ideas; few take the steps to make the thing they imagine.”
“Unfulfilled passion creates a cavity between our present and our potential—a void that can drip with destruction and despair.”
“Time is the raw material of creation. Wipe away the magic and myth of creating and all that remains is work:”
“The greatest test of your expertise is how explicitly you understand your assumptions.”
“The bias against new is a prejudice a bit like sexism and racism: we know it is socially unacceptable to “dislike” creation, we sincerely believe we “like” creation, but when presented with a specific creative idea, we are more likely to reject it than we realize.”
“The best artists, scientists, engineers, inventors, entrepreneurs, and other creators are the ones who keep taking steps by finding new problems, new solutions, and then new problems again.”
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