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Charles Kettering Quotes

American - Inventor | August 29, 1876 - November 25, 1958

People are very open-minded about new things - as long as they're exactly like the old ones.

Charles Kettering

New Things People Long New Old Like

A problem well stated is a problem half-solved.

Charles Kettering

Problem Well Stated

Knowing is not understanding. There is a great difference between knowing and understanding: you can know a lot about something and not really understand it.

Charles Kettering

Great Understanding You Know Knowing

In America we can say what we think, and even if we can't think, we can say it anyhow.

Charles Kettering

Think America Say Even Anyhow

It doesn't matter if you try and try and try again, and fail. It does matter if you try and fail, and fail to try again.

Charles Kettering

You Matter Try Fail Again Does

We should all be concerned about the future because we will have to spend the rest of our lives there.

Charles Kettering

Future Rest Will Because Concerned

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

Chance You Down Sitting Will Never

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

Work Job Trying Train Teach Will

Problems are the price of progress. Don't bring me anything but trouble. Good news weakens me.

Charles Kettering

Good Progress Me Problems Good News

Inventing is a combination of brains and materials. The more brains you use, the less material you need.

Charles Kettering

You More Need Brains Combination

There is a great difference between knowing and understanding: you can know a lot about something and not really understand it.

Charles Kettering

Great Understanding You Know Knowing

It is not a disgrace to fail. Failing is one of the greatest arts in the world.

Charles Kettering

Failure World Fail Greatest Arts

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