Satya Nadella Quotes

To me, innovations are the wheel, fire, language, movable type. There are not 3 million innovations; there are 3 million inventions.

Sometimes people invent things because they want to stay alive or feed their children or conquer the village next door. But just as often, new ideas come into the world simply because they're fun. And here's the really strange thing: many of those playful but seemingly frivolous inventions ended up sparking momentous transformations in science, in politics and society.

Almost everything interesting hasn't been invented yet.

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

We should have more invention.

History has repeatedly shown that when a new method or material becomes available, new uses for it arise.

I'm interested in things that change the world or that affect the future and wondrous, new technology where you see it, and you're like, 'Wow, how did that even happen? How is that possible?'

Invention breeds invention.

What makes our world so fascinating is that continuously there are novel and creative ideas spurring people to leave old ways and try something new.

The future will bring new possibilities and ideas - and new terms for them.

Nothing new is on the earth right now. Technology, the things that we're discovering, it's been sitting here just waiting for someone to brush it off and go, 'Oh, let me read that. Let me see how I can use this information.' And it doesn't matter if it's from a tech perspective or a philosophical perspective.

It's definitely true that there are a lot of the devices we used on 'Star Trek,' that came out the imagination of the writers, and the creators that are actually in the world today.

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 is the calling card of the future.

Because we imagine, we can have invention and technology. It's actually play, not necessity, that is the mother of invention.

In some cases, inventions prohibit innovation because we're so caught up in playing with the technology, we forget about the fact that it was supposed to be important.

New information makes new and fresh ideas possible.

What is now proved was once only imagined.

What the history of aviation has brought in the 20th century should inspire us to be inventors and explorers ourselves in the new century.

From stoplights to skyscrapers, turn anywhere in civilization and you will see imagination at work. It's in our inventions, advances and remedies and how a single parent masterminds each day. Imagination is boundless, surrounds us and resides in us all.

Invention is the mother of necessity.

I think we always move from imitation to assimilation to innovation, but I can't name you 20 people outside those we've already recognized who ever got to point three: innovation.

Man keeps inventing things all the time.

New ideas in technology are literally a dime-a-dozen, or cheaper than that.

Humans have always used our intelligence and creativity to improve our existence. After all, we invented the wheel, discovered how to make fire, invented the printing press and found a vaccine for polio.