"You have teenagers thinking they're going to make millions as NBA stars when that's not realistic for even 1 percent of them. Becoming a scientist or engineer is."
-Dean Kamen
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"New ideas in technology are literally a dime-a-dozen, or cheaper than that."
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"In some cases, inventions prohibit innovation because we're so caught up in playing with the technology, we forget about the fact that it was supposed to be important."
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"An innovation is one of those things that society looks at and says, if we make this part of the way we live and work, it will change the way we live and work."
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"If history is any indication, all truths will eventually turn out to be false."
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"People look at me, and they go, 'You're white, you're smart, you must have went to college. You must have grown up with money.'"
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"The fellow that has no money is poor. The fellow that has nothing but money is poorer still."
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"Kids are meant to believe that their stepping stone to massive money is 'The X Factor.' Luck is great, but most of life is hard work. We do not celebrate people who have made success out of serious hard work."
-Iain Duncan Smith
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"Because I don't take money, I'll go anywhere and do a benefit concert with almost any orchestra."
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"Thankfully, due to the United Kingdom and the commitment of the Westminster government we are able to ensure that money brought in, whether it be from the City of London or from North Sea oil, can be pooled and directed to wherever it is needed most. That is what being in the United Kingdom is all about."
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