Sebastian Thrun Quotes

Nothing is invented and perfected at the same time.

I always like to tweak things and push things forward.

The hardest thing in the world to do is to take something everyone already knows and make it a little better.

Arts and sciences are not cast in a mould, but are found and perfected by degrees, by often handling and polishing.

Change means that what was before wasn't perfect. People want things to be better.

Over the course of those 12 episodes we discarded what didn't work and kept what did and that refined it.

In all pioneer movements, they underwent a period of experimentation in which mistakes were made which, eventually, according to their proponents, might have led to valuable findings and encouraging results …

The thing I love about making movies is the peace of mind that I know I don't have to be perfect the first time. I can be perfect the second time or the third time.

The first instrument is not the final instrument.

Failing is part of my process. A new bit never works the first time. I figure I have to bomb 7 times to make it good. So I tweak it.

I'm always tweaking, always trying to make it better, constantly moving the levers and dials.

But there's no substitute for getting smarter faster. And the way you get smarter is to screw around vigorously. Try stuff. See what works. See what fails miserably. Learn. Rinse. Repeat.

I wouldn't say I'm a very original thinker, but if I have a good experience with something, I'll want to take it further or adapt it in some way.

Good ideas are often murdered by better ones.

In trying to make something new, half the undertaking lies in discovering whether it can be done. Once it has been established that it can, duplication is inevitable.

There is always space for improvement, no matter how long you've been in the business.

Part of creating is understanding that there is always more to do; nothing is ever completely finished.

Studies perfect nature and are perfected still by experience.

Luxury, not necessity, is the mother of invention. Every artifact is somewhat wanting in its function, and that is what drives its evolution.

You can always improve on something, the technology is different today, but I would leave it well alone. If there was something that was incomplete, that might be interesting... because I do that on my website.

Change is vital, improvement the logical form of change.

I always treat each take as a rehearsal for the next take. That way you can find stuff and keep adding and playing until they tell me to stop.

There isn't anything in the world that can't be made better.

Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works. If it works big, others quickly copy it. Then you do something else. The trick is the doing something else.

Strive for perfection … Take the best that exists and make it better. When it does not exist, design it.