Kenneth E. Boulding Quotes

Part of being innovative in government is sometimes not trying to plot out the last chapter of the book, but to be open and see what comes back.

I think the philosophy will continue to be what it always was; which was, let's keep throwing a bunch of things at the wall, and see what sticks.

Above all, try something

That without experimentation, a willingness to ask questions and try new things, we shall surely become static, repetitive, moribund.

Consider everything an experiment.

I'll try anything. I'll do anything. I'll explore. Try different takes.

We crave explanations for most everything, but innovation and progress happen when we allow ourselves to embrace uncertainty.

You can drastically increase your chances for success if you try lots of things and bring the best forward.

Try any goddam thing you like, no matter how boringly normal or outrageous. If it works, fine. If it doesn't, toss it. Toss it even if you love it.

The biggest threat to a better life is the desire to keep the future under control - to make the world predictable by reining in creativity and enterprise. Progress as a neat blueprint, with no deviations and no surprise, may work in children's cartoons or utopian novels. But it's just a fantasy.

The important thing to remember, if you are trying something that is an innovation, is not to think too much about it. Because if you take too long, by the time you get there, the world will have changed. You take a risk, and if it doesn't work, you make a change. We are not betting our lives on it.

I like the challenge of trying different things and wondering whether it's going to work or whether I'm going to fall flat on my face.

I love finding and doing new things and trying stuff out; that's my favorite thing to do.

I'm attracted to seeing how different I can be, pushing the boat out.

I learned from my dad that change and experimentation are constants and important. You have to keep trying new things.

Always do something different. Always different things.

We have the script, we have the actors, and we're trying to figure out what this is, and you don't know what it is. You have to be open to what it's going to become rather than have this thing that you're trying to get to, which is boring.

I always do something that I've never done before.

I like change, like anybody. You don't want to keep doing the same thing because then it gets harder to take chances, be creative, and feel inspired when you're doing the same thing.

I always want to do different things. I'm always obsessed with trying to do different things.

I have that thrill-seeking mentality, so when people want to know why my incarnations keep changing, or why I'll do something different than I did before, it's that same impulse.

I like doing things that are different, unexpected, and where I feel that either the role feels like a natural fit for me or it's a really big swing that I don't know if I'm going to connect on.

I just don't like boring myself. That's one of the main reasons I did 'Ice Age' - because I'd never done something like this before.

I don't want to limit myself as a writer. Tastes change, and I want to keep my eye on the future.

I'm never doing anything by rote. I'm only on thin ice, and I think that that's a good place to be. I feel like when you push yourself like that, the rewards can be pretty great.