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We took nothing from anybody. We gave a great deal to the world. The only thing keeping us alive is our brilliance. The only thing that keeps our brilliance alive is our patents.
Edwin Land
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Edwin Land
Age: 81 †
Born: 1909
Born: May 7
Died: 1991
Died: March 1
Entrepreneur
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Bridgeport
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Edwin Land
Edwin Herbert Land
E.H. Land
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Creativity is the sudden cessation of stupidity.
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I submit to you that when in each man the dream of personal greatness dies, democracy loses the real source of its future strength.
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Industry is best at the intersection of science and art.
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Look, if the picture you get instantly is as beautiful as the picture you get by waiting seven days, then it is absolute madness to say that there is virtue in waiting.
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An invention that is quickly accepted will turn out to be a rather trivial alteration of something that has already existed.
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The world belongs to the articulate.
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A mistake is an event, the full benefit of which has not yet been turned to your advantage.
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I don't mind conducting the orchestra if I can play the violin.
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Work only on problems that are manifestly important and seem to be nearly impossible to solve. That way you will have a natural market for your product and no competition.
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The most important thing about power is to make sure you don't have to use it.
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There's a rule they don't teach you at the Harvard Business School. It is, if anything is worth doing, it's worth doing to excess.
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