Edwin Land

Don't undertake a project unless it is manifestly important and nearly impossible.

Industry is best at the intersection of science and art.

I believe quite simply that the small company of the future will be as much a research organization as it is a manufacturing company.

It is a curious property of research activity that after the problem has been solved the solution seems obvious. This is true not only for those who have not previously been acquainted with the problem, but also for those who have worked over it for years.

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.

Work only on problems that are manifestly important and seem to be nearly impossible to solve. That way you will have a natural market for your product and no competition.

Intense concentration for hour after hour can bring out resources in people that they didn't know they had.

If you are able to state a problem - any problem - and if it is important enough, then the problem can be solved.

It's not that we need new ideas, but we need to stop having old ideas.