If you look at history, innovation doesn't come just from giving people incentives; it comes from creating environments … - Steven Johnson

Same topic Authors

Quote of the day

There have been loads of times I have regretted meeting Paul because I was so happy in my old life.

Steven Johnson

If you look at history, innovation doesn't come just from giving people incentives; it comes from creating environments where their ideas can connect.

Connect, Creating, Ideas, Innovation, People

Same Author Quotes

It is extraordinary how safe flying has become. You are now statistically more likely to be elected president of the United States in your lifetime than you are to die in a plane crash. What an amazing achievement as a society! But what we end up focusing on are the catastrophic failures that are incredibly rare but happen every now and then.

Achievement, Crash, Die, Flying, Happen, President

The economics of television syndication and DVD sales mean that there's a tremendous financial pressure to make programs that can be watched multiple times, revealing new nuances and shadings on the third viewing. Meanwhile, the Web has created a forum for annotation and commentary that allows more complicated shows to prosper, thanks to the fan sites where each episode of shows like 'Lost' or 'Alias' is dissected with an intensity usually reserved for Talmud scholars.

Dvds, Economics, Forum, Mean, Television

The problem is, there are definitely some genuinely lame things on television, and there's more at the bottom of the barrel, because the barrel in a sense has gotten bigger.

Bottom Of The Barrel, Definitely, Gotten, Lame, Television, Things

What you end up seeing when you look at history is that people who have been good at pushing the boundaries of possibility, and exploring those frontiers of good ideas and innovations, have rarely done it in moments of great inspiration. They don't just have a brilliant breakthrough idea out of nowhere and leap ahead of everyone else.

Ahead, Ideas, Inspiration, Moments, People

Most of the time, criticism that takes pop culture seriously involves performing some kind of symbolic analysis, decoding the work to demonstrate the way it represents some other aspect of society.

Analysis, Criticism, Culture, Involves, Symbolic, Time

Similar Quotes

Henrietta Mears

Only that which is directed toward definite goals, which in turn are founded on sound educational philosophy, can be ultimately meaningful. The principles must always precede the activities.

Educational, Meaningful, Philosophy, Ultimately

Heather Mills

There have been loads of times I have regretted meeting Paul because I was so happy in my old life.

Happy, Loads, Meetings, Old Life, Regret, Regretted

Abraham Lincoln

Those who look for the bad in people will surely find it.

Bad, Inspirational, Look, Looks, People

Chuck Grassley

Unfortunately, throughout the housing crisis we've seen innocent homeowners who have been victims of shady mortgage lenders and unscrupulous individuals who have used a down market to line their own pockets at the expense of others. This bill is designed to send a message by revising our laws to ensure criminals are brought to justice and that law enforcement has the tools to uncover these fraudulent schemes and go after the bad actors. Criminals should be put on notice that ripping off homeowners and taxpayers won't be tolerated.

Crisis, Justice, Law, Line, Lines, Pockets

Sarah Harmer

My drummer right now, who was also the first drummer in Weeping Tile, Jon McCann, told me that [Hip drummer] Johnny Fay took drum lessons from [McCann's] dad, who taught a lot of the drummers in Kingston. He said that when he was in Grade 9, the Hip were the model; the goal was to get an agent and gig as much as possible.

Agents, Dad, Goal, Mccann, Weeping