Author: Dean Kamen

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I do not want to waste any time. And if you are not working on important things, you are wasting time.

I do not want to waste any time. And if you are not working on important things, you are wasting time.

- Dean Kamen

I don't work on a project unless I believe that it will dramatically improve life for a bunch of people.

I don't work on a project unless I believe that it will dramatically improve life for a bunch of people.

- Dean Kamen

Some broad themes brought me where I am today. At a very young age, my hobby became thinking and finding connections.

Some broad themes brought me where I am today. At a very young age, my hobby became thinking and finding connections.

- Dean Kamen

More than ever, the world needs good engineers. However, the pool of talent is shrinking not growing.

More than ever, the world needs good engineers. However, the pool of talent is shrinking not growing.

- Dean Kamen

You have teenagers thinking they're going to make millions as NBA stars when that's not realistic for even 1 percent of them. Becoming a scientist or engineer is.

You have teenagers thinking they're going to make millions as NBA stars when that's not realistic for even 1 percent of them. Becoming a scientist or engineer is.

- Dean Kamen

Every once in a while, a new technology, an old problem, and a big idea turn into an innovation.

Every once in a while, a new technology, an old problem, and a big idea turn into an innovation.

- Dean Kamen

My biggest worry is I'm running out of time and energy. Thirty years ago I thought 10 years was a really long time.

My biggest worry is I'm running out of time and energy. Thirty years ago I thought 10 years was a really long time.

- Dean Kamen

Most of the time you will fail, but you will also occasionally succeed. Those occasional successes make all the hard work and sacrifice worthwhile.

Most of the time you will fail, but you will also occasionally succeed. Those occasional successes make all the hard work and sacrifice worthwhile.

- Dean Kamen

Innovation is so hard and so frustrating; it takes the intersections of people with courage, vision, and resources.

Innovation is so hard and so frustrating; it takes the intersections of people with courage, vision, and resources.

- Dean Kamen

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