Ruth Porat Quotes

I believe in being an innovator.

Innovation is a necessity.

Fundamentally there is a narrative around where innovation can come out from.

I just want to innovate.

Innovation is the calling card of the future.

Pioneering companies always try out new things and experiment with new concepts and new things.

The people of California really like innovation.

The big deal for me has always been innovation.

America demands invention and innovation to succeed.

My view is there's no bad time to innovate.

Politics is the art of the possible; creativity is the art of the impossible.

Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not.

I've never been one who enjoys maintaining the status quo. I'm always pushing for new ideas, whether it's in business or philanthropy.

Most entrepreneurial ideas will sound crazy, stupid and uneconomic, and then they'll turn out to be right.

There's nothing efficient about innovation.

A lot of technologies in the world were unusual in the beginning, and became standard. That's the beauty of bottom-up entrepreneurship and innovations.

When you innovate, you've got to be prepared for everyone telling you you're nuts.

Just as energy is the basis of life itself, and ideas the source of innovation, so is innovation the vital spark of all human change, improvement and progress.

Without choice, you have no innovation. Without innovation, you have nothing.

One of the key things in the tech business in particular is that you need to be able to push boundaries.

Creativity and business acumen don't always go hand in hand.

I'm a visionary. I'm not a maintenance person.

It is the creative and enterprising spirit of people that is indispensable. Everything else is supplemental.

The only way to thrive is to innovate. It's that simple.

In order to innovate, you have to experiment.