Dean Kamen Quotes & Sayings

“Nothing that has value, real value, has no cost. Not freedom, not food, not shelter, not healthcare.”

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

“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.”

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

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

“Clearly, there are many places where diesel is king or gas-turbine is king, or IC engines will win, but there are many places in the world where, as we've seen, they just won't do the job. The modern version of the Stirling engine has some very, very attractive characteristics, and we're trying to optimize it for some of those applications.”

“Everybody has to be able to participate in a future that they want to live for. That's what technology can do.”

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

“The city needs a car like a fish needs a bicycle.”

“Americans thinking that America will continue to lead the world in innovation and quality of life without some quick and serious educational improvements are dangerously delusional.”