Sandro Veronesi Quotes

You know that I'm always a proponent of doing things differently.

My methodology is not knowing what I'm doing and making that work for me.

Part of being innovative in government is sometimes not trying to plot out the last chapter of the book, but to be open and see what comes back.

I don't believe in pitfalls. I believe in taking risks and not doing the same thing twice.

I think the philosophy will continue to be what it always was; which was, let's keep throwing a bunch of things at the wall, and see what sticks.

The willingness to experiment with change may be the most essential ingredient to success at anything.

The only phrase I've ever disliked is, 'Why, we've always done it that way.' I always tell young people, 'Go ahead and do it. You can always apologize later.'

Consider everything an experiment.

The biggest threat to a better life is the desire to keep the future under control - to make the world predictable by reining in creativity and enterprise. Progress as a neat blueprint, with no deviations and no surprise, may work in children's cartoons or utopian novels. But it's just a fantasy.

There's been a lot of role reversal going on in the band. The roles people have been playing for a long time will always be there, but everybody's willing to try on different outfits.

In times of rapid change, experience could be your worst enemy.

I'm attracted to seeing how different I can be, pushing the boat out.

It is human nature, especially as we get older, to look for stability in our lives. But if you want to be a successful entrepreneur, you have to fight against that somewhat, as starting a business requires movement. You cannot stay still.

We must improvise, and we must experiment, and we must do things that might go wrong, and everything we bring - the people and the equipment - must serve us in that goal.

As soon as you know what you're doing, you're doing it wrong.

Everybody's career has ups and downs. I like to take chances; I don't like to stand still. And I don't give a damn what the market is interested in; I want to try things.

You just go for it and see what works. There are no rules.

Our only security is our ability to change.

I have always believed that it's important to show a new look periodically. Predictability can lead to failure.

Willingness to change is a strength, even if it means plunging part of the company into total confusion for a while.

Innovation requires an experimental mindset.

You embrace disruption. I think it's a good thing.

We should be biased toward action. We are trying to be a nimble and cohesive culture where people can be heard and there is openness and innovation.

You need to be experimental. You try things, and it is OK if they don't always work necessarily.

We have the right to go and try new things and, if those things don't work, go back to what we were doing at first.