Robert Noyce
An American physicist and entrepreneur who co-founded Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel Corporation, and is credited with the invention of the integrated circuit.
Most quoted
"Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like."
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"The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that's changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks."
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"Optimism is an essential ingredient for innovation. How else can the individual welcome change over security, adventure over staying in safe places?"
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All quotes by Robert Noyce (357)
The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.
The soul is not in the body, but the body in the soul.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.
Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.
The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don't know.
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.
The integrated circuit is a revolution in electronics.
The greatest wealth is health.
The purpose of our lives is to be happy.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
If the answer is obvious, you're asking the wrong question.
When you're starting a company, you have to be a little bit crazy. You have to believe in something that other people don't believe in.
The integrated circuit is not just a component; it's a new way of thinking about electronics.
We're not just building chips; we're building the future.
If you want to make a lot of money, you have to do something that's never been done before.
Failure is not an option; it's a prerequisite for success.
Contemporaries of Robert Noyce
Other Inventions born within 50 years of Robert Noyce (1927–1990).