Great innovators, great ideas:seven quotes to inspire you

To motivate you in your career as an entrepreneur, here at the BBVA Innovation Center we've chosen seven quotes from seven famous innovators from di�erent periods in history to inspire you and point the way ahead on your entrepreneurial adventure. Enjoy yourself and learn with our #innovaquotes!

Great innovators, great ideas:seven quotes to inspire you

In times of crisis, only

imagination is more important than knowledge

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Albert EinsteinNamed the greatest scientist of the 20th century by TIME magazine, he knew how to think “outside the box”. He took science to a new level by changing the concept of gravity with his theory of relativity, and is the supreme archetype of the “absent-minded genius”.

Failure is simply the

to begin again, this time more intelligently

opportunity

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Henry FordAfter being declared bankrupt on at least five occasions, Henry Ford finally found success and revolutionized the economy with his assembly line production system which was designed to lower costs and improve the end product.

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What leads and drags the world are not machines, but

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Victor HugoAt the height of the industrial revolution, the French dramatist and poet recognized the potential of entrepreneurs as a driving force for social and economic development, and championed the power of innovative ideas in the 19th century.

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Small opportunities are often the beginning of great

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DemosthenesTo transform a small opportunity into a great enterprise, we need to have persistence. Just as Demosthenes did: he became one of the greatest orators of antiquity by rehearsing his speeches with his mouth full of stones, debating with the waves and speaking while running to strengthen his voice.

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It's only possible to move forward by looking far ahead. One can only

when you think big

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José Ortega y GassetThis quote encapsulates part of the theory of Ortega y Gasset, the Spanish philosopher and essayist and the leading exponent of the theory of perspectivism. Ortega y Gasset believed that every man had to construct his own essence, an early definition of the character of the entrepreneur.

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The best way to predict the future is

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Peter DruckerHe transformed business management, wrote over 35 books, and was considered the most important thinker in the field of business management in the 20th century. Drucker challenged the prevailing management thinking of his day, and was particularly interested in workers using their minds rather than their hands.

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To be successful you have to have your heart in your

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and your business in your heartbusiness,

Thomas J. WatsonThomas John Watson headed the growth of IBM in the first half of the 20th century and transformed it into an international powerhouse. Considered the best salesman in the world at the time of his death, he fostered a distinctive sales-oriented culture within IBM.

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