Astro Teller Quotes

Having a positive mental attitude is asking how something can be done rather than saying it can't be done.

I have some ideas on how to fix that. They're not very good ideas, but at least they're ideas!

I think everything starts with an idea. No matter how crazy it is, you should always try to bring it to life.

My parents always used to tell us not to complain about things but do something about them, so 'Can't is not an option' was almost a way of life.

Sometimes you have got to look at things really positively - without putting your head in the sand, you have got to manage the negatives and keep putting a positive slant on it, keep trying to find answers.

If people tell you it's impossible, it's an even better reason to want to do it. People have a tendency to see the problem rather than the final result. If you treat the problems as possibilities, life will start to dance with you in the most amazing ways.

Usually, the best ideas come from having to fix a really hard problem.

It seems like the right thing to do is tackle problems other people aren't working on.

I don't have too many bad days because I just don't let them happen. When I'm having one of those days, I'll just be like. 'I'm not going to let this be a bad day,' and I'll do everything I can to turn it around.

However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.

No amount of skillful invention can replace the essential element of imagination.

With everything that's thrown at you, whether it be problems at home, problems at work - whatever - basically, if you remain positive, you can see your way out of that.

Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.

When you have an employee who's innovative in your organization, what are they thinking about in the shower? If they're working in an exciting place, they're not thinking what they're going to do over the weekend. They're thinking: 'How do I solve that problem?'

Letting your mind play is the best way to solve problems.

You have to look to the future with optimism instead of negative ideas. Take the good and the bad and face it head on.

Sometimes a problem will seem completely insurmountable. Then someone comes up with a simple new idea, or just a rearrangement of old ideas, that completely eliminates it.

I'm intrigued by a tough situation, and I try to do something with it.

We are all innovators, we all like to use our imagination, which is our greatest tool.

When trying to innovate, most people stop after 10-15 possibilities, failing to recognize that their first ideas are usually the most obvious ones.

I just like having creative solutions to tricky situations.

But I'm the type of person who, whatever you throw at me, I can make something out of it.

I apply the term 'creativity' broadly... it's problem solving. We are all faced with problems, and we have to address them and think of something new, and that's where creativity comes in.

I always look at the worst situations and try and figure out how I can make them better. Let today's garbage be better than yesterday's, is my motto.

Rather than complain about a thing you cannot change, I try to find a solution to help the performance in the best way.