Then I was president of the Bakelite Corporation from 1910 to 1930
There'll be a special place in hell for the tape back-up people.
The most valuable thing you can make is a mistake. You can't learn anything from being perfect.
People think computers will keep them from making mistakes. They're wrong. With computers you make mistakes faster.
The future lies in designing and selling computers that people don't realize are computers at all.
I take what I see work. I'm a strict believer in the scientific principle of believing nothing, only taking the best evidence available at the present time, interpreting it as best you can, and leaving your mind open to the fact that new evidence will appear tomorrow.
This is the ultimate con game - I'm having fun and people pay me to do it.
No man can be patient who has not strong passions, for patience is passion tamed.
No one does wrong voluntarily.
The value of secrets is ever fluctuating although ladies who have been in society for a long time learn that a secret kept can be worth more than a secret told.
The teacher will be moving through thousands of states of mind and sometimes beyond mind. While you are with the teacher, be sensitive to that. Without being flaky and devotional, develop respect for the teacher, just as the teacher respects you.