Shunpei Yamazaki

Inventor-Entrepreneur Japanese Born 1951 (age 75)

Founded LCD display technology company and holds numerous patents.

390 quotes

"Every limitation contains within it the seed of a new approach."
Perseverance
"The pursuit of perfection often blinds us to the beauty of the imperfect."
Beauty
"We underestimate the power of simply paying attention to what is in front of us."
"Courage is not the absence of doubt; it is action despite it."
Courage
"The work we avoid most often is the work that matters most."
Work
"In seeking to understand others, we inevitably understand ourselves better."
Wisdom
"Technology is merely a mirror reflecting back our values and limitations."
Technology
"The quality of our questions determines the quality of our lives."
Philosophy
"What we call failure is often just data we haven't learned to read yet."
"The deepest connections are forged not in agreement, but in honest disagreement."
Relationships
"Ambition without compassion becomes mere accumulation."
Kindness
"The freedom we seek externally must first be found internally."
Freedom
"What we plant in the soil of today grows into the forest of tomorrow."
Hope
"The most dangerous assumption is that we already understand the problem."
Wisdom
"Solitude is not loneliness; it is the space where authentic thought occurs."
Solitude
"We are shaped as much by what we choose not to do as by what we do."
"The universe rewards those who pay attention to its patterns."
Nature
"Creativity requires the courage to be misunderstood."
Art
"Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the presence of understanding."
Peace
"Every moment is a choice to become more or less of ourselves."
Motivation
"The strength of a chain is determined not by its strongest link, but by those willing to forge new ones."
Strength
"What we call inspiration is often just pattern recognition on a deeper level."
Inspiration
"The greatest wealth is the ability to think freely."
Money
"We tend to overestimate what we can do in a year and underestimate what we can do in a lifetime."
Time
"Health is not merely the absence of disease; it is the presence of vitality."
Health
"The adventure begins the moment we stop waiting for permission."
Adventure
"Imagination is the only tool that can create something from nothing."
Imagination
"History repeats itself because we refuse to truly listen to its lessons."
History
"Politics is the art of making people feel as though they matter."
Politics
"War begins in the moment we stop seeing the humanity in another."
War