“ Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” - Steve Jobs

"When all think alike , then no one is thinking." - Walter Lippman

“ If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative .” - Woody Allen

“ Innovation is not the product of logical thought, although the result is tied to logical structure .” - Albert Einstein

"Without creativity , there would be no progress, and we would be forever repeating the same patterns ." — Edward de Bono

“ Never before in history has innovation offered promise of so much to so many in so short a time .” – Bill Gates

“ Innovation is the whim of an elite before it becomes a need of the public.” - Ludwig von Wises

“ It would be a terrific innovation if you could get your mind to stretch a little further than the next wisecrack .” - Katherine Hepburn

Creativity is thinking up new things. Innovation is doing new things. - Theodore Levitt

“ When you innovate , you've got to be prepared for everyone telling you you're nuts .” - Larry Ellison

“ Pure innovation is more gross than error .” - George Chapman

"In every work of genius , we recognize our once rejected thoughts .“ — Ralph Waldo Emerson

“ Innovation is the specific instrument of entrepreneurship. The act that endows resources with a new capacity to create wealth.” - Peter Drucker

“ Innovation is this amazing intersection between someone's imagination and the reality in which they live.” - Ron Johnson

“ Without change there is no innovation, creativity, or incentive for improvement. Those who initiate change will have a better opportunity to manage the change that is inevitable . ” - William Pollard

“ The innovation point is the pivotal moment when talented and motivated people seek the opportunity to act on their ideas and dreams .” - W. Arthur Porter

"As the births of living creatures, at first, are ill-shapen: so are all Innovations , which are the births of time ." - Francis Bacon

"To invent , you need a good imagination and a pile of junk ." — Thomas Edison

"An idea is salvation by imagination ." — Frank Lloyd Wright

"All good things that exist are the fruits of originality ." — John Stuart Mill

"The best way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas ." — Dr. Linus Pauling

" Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought ." — Albert von Szent-Gyorgy

" Creativity is not the finding of a thing, but the making something out of it after it is found." — James Russell Lowell

"The things we fear most in organizations - fluctuations, disturbances, imbalances - are the primary sources of creativity ." — Margaret J. Wheatley

"Anyone can look for fashion in a boutique or history in a museum. The creative explorer looks for history in a hardware store and fashion in an airport." — Robert Wieder

"Don't worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good , you'll have to ram them down people's throats." — Howard Aiken

" Innovation is the process of turning ideas into manufacturable and marketable form ." — Watts Humprey

“ Learning and innovation go hand in hand. The arrogance of success is to think that what you did yesterday will be sufficient for tomorrow .” - William Pollard