Everybody has to be able to participate in a future that they want to live for. That's what technology can do. Dean Kamen futureliveparticipate Change image and share on social
Most of the time you will fail, but you will also occasionally succeed. Those occasional successes make all the hard work and sacrifice worthwhile. Dean Kamen failhardmake Change image and share on social
Technology is how we create wealth, how we cure diseases, how we'll build an environment that's sustainable and also gives people the capacity to pull more out of this world and still leave it better than when they found it. Dean Kamen buildcapacitycreate share on social
The future is going to require really smart people. What we think are crises today probably will be no big deal, and we have no idea what will really be crises in the future. Dean Kamen bigcrisisdeal Change image and share on social
An innovation is one of those things that society looks at and says, if we make this part of the way we live and work, it will change the way we live and work. Dean Kamen changeinnovationlive Change image and share on social
More than ever, the world needs good engineers. However, the pool of talent is shrinking not growing. Dean Kamen engineergoodgrow Change image and share on social
If history is any indication, all truths will eventually turn out to be false. Dean Kamen eventuallyfalsehistory Change image and share on social
I would argue that education, actual learning - it is hard work. It's very personal. Your parents don't teach you anything. Your teachers don't teach you anything. The government doesn't teach you anything. You read it. You don't understand it; you read it again. You break a pencil and read it again. Dean Kamen actualarguebreak share on social
I don't work on a project unless I believe that it will dramatically improve life for a bunch of people. Dean Kamen bunchdramaticallyimprove Change image and share on social
Sporting competitions seem to be what we obsess over, frankly. So if we can put engineering, science, technology into a format of healthy, fun competition, we can attract all sorts of kids that might not see the kind of activity we do as accessible or rewarding. Dean Kamen accessibleactivityattract share on social