Do Not Do Anything That Anyone Else

We Live In A World Changing So Rapidly That What We Mean Frequently By Common Sense Is Doing The Thing That Would Have Been Right Last Year.

A Mistake Is A Future Benefit, The Full Value Of Which Is Yet To Be Realized.

My Motto Is Very Personal And May Not Fit Anyone Else Or Any Other Company. It Is: Don't Do Anything That Someone Else Can Do. Don't Undertake A Project Unless It Is Manifestly Important And Nearly Impossible.

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As I Visualize It, The Business Of The Future Will Be A Scientific, Social And Economic Unit. It Will Be Vigorously Creative In Pure Science Where Its Contributions Will Compare With Those Of The Universities...