Martin Cooper Quotes

… the telephone was only a convenience permitting Americans to do more orally and with less effort than what they had been doing before.

I don't see anything wrong with a cell phone. That's great. You have a flat tire in the middle of the night; it works better than digging in your pocket for a quarter and looking for a payphone eight miles down the road.

The rapid proliferation of cell phones in Afghanistan proves that anything that adds value to people's lives spreads like brushfire - and commerce is certainly a force that could add value for Afghanis.

I want ordinary people to enjoy a decent standard of living, with ever increasing security, comfort and joy.

My two must-haves are my cell phone and my MacBook Pro laptop, which allows me to update my Web site from wherever I am, whether I'm in Africa or in Sun Valley skiing.

Perfect happiness is knowing that everyone I love is healthy, safe, and content.

Engineering or technology is all about using the power of science to make life better for people, to reduce cost, to improve comfort, to improve productivity, etc.

If you have the feeling of choice, if you feel free, you will be better off. And when I say better off I mean that if people feel they have control over their lives, they call in for fewer sick days from work. They have a lesser probability of having a heart attack or stroke. They live longer. They're happier.

Comfortable shoes and the freedom to leave are the two most important things in life.

Technology improves our lives in so many ways - from our toasters, ovens, and refrigerators at home to our computers, fax machines, and BlackBerrys at work. Technology makes once-burdensome tasks easy and fun.

I've seen that most of us want the same things: to be safe where we live, secure in our finances, and free in our lives.

I think that comfort is underrated in a lot of ways.

I like my phone. My phone makes magic happen.

I do want everyone to be happy and safe.

Phones are interesting objects. Sometimes you wish they just didn't exist.

Getting people where they want to go, reliably and happily, can make or break their ability to succeed in a work endeavor or to hug a family member at an important moment.

What you quickly realize once you commit to getting more sleep is it can increase your productivity, it can improve your mood. And that doesn't just help you at work, but it helps you be the kind of person you want to be with your family and your friends and that's ultimately what matters most.

I love cell phones. I see people so happy and proud, walking around. Gesturing, you know. I'm like Karl Marx, I'm up for anything that makes people happy.

We all strive for safety, prosperity, comfort, long life, and dullness.

I like things pretty close around me. I like to know that my house is safe, that the people and animals I love are well and happy. I like to feel as peaceful as possible.

Cell phones are so convenient that they're an inconvenience.

Mickey Mouse to me means safety, comfort and tradition. A general wash of happiness.

People can't work and have the quality of life they deserve if they aren't healthy.

We have more tools at hand, literally, to make life easier and more productive than ever. We have Google, Wikipedia, iPads, iPhones, iTunes, YouTube, Netflix, and 600 cable channels. We can shop, pay bills, order food, and get nearly everything delivered, all of it with the touch of a finger on a device in the palm of our hand.

I am a happier person living in a country which has surplus of everything rather than shortages.