Paul Romer

crisis waste

“A crisis is a terrible thing to waste.”

― Paul Romer

ideas inspire multiply

"The thing about ideas is that they naturally inspire new ones. This is why places that facilitate idea sharing tend to become more productive and innovative than those that don't. Because when ideas are shared, the possibilities do not add up. They multiply."

— Paul Romer

generation underestimate idea multiply

"Every generation has underestimated the potential for finding new ideas . . . Possibilities do not add up. They multiply."

― Paul Romer

growth recipies cooking

"Growth springs from better recipes, not just from more cooking."

― Paul Romer

human existence ideas stuff

"Human material existence is limited by ideas, not stuff, people don't need copper wires they need ways to communicate, oil was a contaminant, then it became a fuel"

― Paul Romer