Thomas Menino Quotes

Creative universities are bedrock of every developed nation's S&T strategy.

America demands invention and innovation to succeed.

What is the engine that drives economic growth in an ideopolis? The university.

I believe that science is the engine of prosperity, that if you look around at the wealth of civilization today, it's the wealth that comes from science.

Innovation makes the world go round. It brings prosperity and freedom.

Israel produces more conceptual products than any other country.

Something new will always be the source of growth in Silicon Valley.

Investing in science education and curiosity-driven research is investing in the future.

Not every innovation in transportation is going to come from government or even a large enterprise. There are smart people out there with tools and skills to come up with great ideas.

In America, innovation does not just improve our lives. It is the way we make our living.

People want development, modern thinking. They want to encourage and support research in agriculture and other fields.

The people of California really like innovation.

There is a premium on innovation and commercializing new ideas.

I'm going to keep innovating.

If you can't invent the future, the next best thing is to fund it.

Innovation is often the hidden thing, because we can't put numbers to it. And yet it's the thing that defines the way we live, the things we'd like to have for everyone whether it's health or education.

Anyone developing new products and new technology needs one characteristic above all else: hope.

Britain is famous for being great at inventing and poor at commercializing.

Innovators are developing the ideas and bringing them to life in amazing new applications. All we, as an industry, need to do now is focus on standardizing the interfaces to ensure interoperability - and stand out of the way.

Every kid coming out of Harvard, every kid coming out of school now thinks he can be the next Mark Zuckerberg, and with these new technologies like cloud computing, he actually has a shot.

I want to live in a city where the future is being mapped out.

I think there's always room for more innovation and new things.

To ensure continuing prosperity in the global economy, nothing is more important than the development and application of knowledge and skills.

Innovation is the calling card of the future.

Silicon Valley has some of the smartest engineers and technology business people in the world.