Frans van Houten Quotes

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

Invention is the mother of necessity.

Invention is the mother of necessities.

Innovation makes the world go round. It brings prosperity and freedom.

Ever since we invented fire and the wheel, we've been demonstrating both our ability and our inherent desire to fix things that we don't like about ourselves and our environment.

We should have more invention.

Necessity, the mother of invention

Almost everything interesting hasn't been invented yet.

We've had great successes, but our future is not about our past success. It's going to be about whether we will invent things that are really going to drive our future.

I like to think about the future and how things can be done better than they are now. That's what engineers do.

Innovations, which are the births of time.

Where we cannot invent, we may at least improve.

There is a better way to do it - Find it!

For time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future.

The science of today is the technology of tomorrow.

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

Innovation is the calling card of the future.

Changes call for innovation, and innovation leads to progress.

It's so important to adapt, think outside the box, and stay ahead if you want to grow.

If you're not looking toward the future or trying to improve the current technology, you'll be left behind.

My ideas have undergone a process of emergence by emergency. When they are needed badly enough, they are accepted.

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

Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.

Progress is what happens when impossibility yields to necessity.

Creativity has always depended on openness and flexibility, so let us hope for more of both in the future.