Theo de Raadt Quotes

Innovation is applied creativity. By definition, innovation is always about introducing something new, or improved, or both and it is usually assumed to be a positive thing.

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

What I like on Kickstarter is when I see real innovation and I see people building something new. It makes me sad when I see things that are just the same technology; you aren't passing the technology forward.

The antidote to stagnation is innovation.

Where we cannot invent, we may at least improve.

Nobody really invents anything that hasn't been done before.

Changes call for innovation, and innovation leads to progress.

I think we always move from imitation to assimilation to innovation, but I can't name you 20 people outside those we've already recognized who ever got to point three: innovation.

Invention breeds invention.

I am always looking to the future of making things.

Innovation means change.

Exploration is the engine that drives innovation. Innovation drives economic growth.

Innovation is kind of a sub-piece of change.

There is always an underlying spirit of invention at Nike - we love to create something that has never before existed. And not just new for the sake of new - it has to be better.

Creating something new is the difficult part. To make it and build it and get everyone to follow? Amazing.

I always like to tweak things and push things forward.

We all borrow and steal and copy from each other, and that's the way I think people get inspired.

Innovation without imitation is a complete waste of time.

Without change, there is no innovation, creativity or incentive for improvement

We should all seek to innovate, or be curious about innovation. Innovation truly is one of our greatest gifts.

When something is 'new and improved', which is it? If it's new, then there has never been anything before it. If it's an improvement, then there must have been something before it.

It's always great when you get a lot of people pushing themselves to do better, be better, invent better, better serve, better lead customers in new directions.

Before you tell yourself you have no right to invent this or improve that, remind yourself that the person before you had no right either, but did it anyway.

A big talent steals, a small talent borrows.

Authors from whom others steal should not complain, but rejoice. Where there is no game there are no poachers.