Tiny Panda Quotes
Quotes by Charles Kettering
Charles Kettering, born on August 29, 1876, in Loudonville, Ohio, was a groundbreaking American inventor and engineer whose innovative spirit forever changed the automotive industry. As the head of research at General Motors, Kettering developed key technologies, including the electric starter and leaded gasoline, which revolutionized vehicle design and function. His relentless quest for improvement and efficiency not only propelled the automotive sector into a new era but also inspired generations of engineers. Kettering’s legacy endures in the advancements that continue to shape modern transportation.
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"Keep on going and the chances are you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I have never heard of anyone stumbling on something sitting down."
Charles Kettering"You will never stub your toe standing still. The faster you go, the more chance there is of stubbing your toe, but the more chance you have of getting somewhere."
Charles Kettering
"It is not a disgrace to fail. Failing is one of the greatest arts in the world."
Charles Kettering
"My interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my life there."
Charles Kettering
"Our imagination is the only limit to what we can hope to have in the future."
Charles Kettering
"People think of the inventor as a screwball, but no one ever asks the inventor what he thinks of other people."
Charles Kettering"You can't have a better tomorrow if you are thinking about yesterday all the time."
Charles Kettering
"The biggest job we have is to teach a newly hired employee how to fail intelligently. We have to train him to experiment over and over and to keep on trying and failing until he learns what will work."
Charles Kettering
"Every time you tear a leaf off a calendar, you present a new place for new ideas and progress."
Charles Kettering