The document contains several quotes from notable figures about innovation and creativity. Steve Jobs distinguishes leaders from followers through innovation. Walter Lippman notes the importance of independent thinking. Woody Allen comments that failure is often necessary for innovation. Einstein ties innovation to logical structures. Edward de Bono and Bill Gates discuss innovation's potential for progress and benefit. Theodore Levitt defines creativity as developing new ideas and innovation as implementing them.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. “ 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

16. “ 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

25. "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

26. "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

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

28. “ 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