Carver Mead

Electrical Engineer American Born 1934 (age 92)

Pioneer of very-large-scale integration and neuromorphic engineering.

377 quotes

"Knowledge is power, but wisdom is knowing how to use it."
Knowledge
"Time flies, but memories are forever."
Time
"The truth will set you free, but first it will make you uncomfortable."
Truth
"Liberty and freedom are precious gifts."
Freedom
"Inner peace is the greatest wealth."
Peace
"Nature is the art of God."
Nature
"Art is the lie that makes us realize truth."
Art
"Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity."
Science
"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination."
Music
"Faith is taking the first step even when you cannot see the whole staircase."
Faith
"A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go, but ought to be."
Leadership
"Choose work you love, and you'll never work a day in your life."
Work
"Dreams without goals remain dreams and ultimately disappoint."
Dreams
"Humor is the spice of life."
Humor
"True beauty is found in the heart."
Beauty
"To die will be an awfully big adventure."
Death
"Fall seven times, stand up eight."
Perseverance
"Gratitude turns what we have into enough."
Gratitude
"Creativity is the residue of time wasted."
Creativity
"An unjust law is itself a species of violence."
Justice
"All things come to those who wait."
Patience
"Kindness is the language of love."
Kindness
"We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided."
Strength
"Power concedes nothing without a demand."
Power
"Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy freedom."
Money
"Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being."
Health
"Adventure is the path to self-discovery."
Adventure
"Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere."
Imagination
"Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it."
History
"Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language."
Philosophy