Charles F. Kettering

The only difference between a problem and a solution is that people understand the solution.

Charles F. Kettering

The only time you mustn’t fail is the last time you try.

Charles F. Kettering

All human development, no matter what form it takes, must be outside the rules; otherwise we would never have anything new.

Charles F. Kettering

An inventor fails 999 times, and if he succeeds once, he’s in. He treats his failures simply as practice shots.

Charles F. Kettering

An inventor is simply a fellow who doesn’t take his education too seriously.

Charles F. Kettering

Do not bring me your successes; they weaken me. Bring me your problems; they strengthen me.

Charles F. Kettering

Don’t be afraid to stumble. Any inventor will tell you that you don’t follow a plan far before you strike a snag. If, out of 100 ideas you get one that works, it’s enough.

Charles F. Kettering

Every great improvement has come after repeated failures. Virtually nothing comes out right the first time. Failures, repeated failures, are finger posts on the road to achievement. One fails forward toward success.

Charles F. Kettering

Every time you tear a leaf off a calendar, you present a new place for new ideas and progress.

Charles F. Kettering

I could do nothing without my problems; they toughen my mind. In fact, I tell my assistants not to bring me their successes for they weaken me, but rather to bring me their problems, for they strengthen me.

Charles F. Kettering