Philippe Kahn

“Lee-Kahn Foundation”

“I am surprised at all the people in the high-tech industry focused on "making money"… If that's all they want to do, they should have a $100 printing press in their basements and they will truly "make money." Instead, if we focus all that energy on innovation, we'll change the world for the best.”

“Trying to solve the worlds problems by making things 5% more efficient is like trying to play the violin with gardening gloves. Not much good will come out of it. We must invent new ways!”

“There is no greater goal than to truly improve Mr and Ms Everyone's health, as an innovator that is where I want to spend my energy.”

“Camera-phones are like nuclear power plants: bad people will turn them into evil, good people will put them to good use.”

“Camera-Phones are at the root of the Citizen-Journalism revolution.”

“I'd gone to the Lamaze classes, and the second time I said, 'Breathe!' Sonia said, 'Shut up!' So I said, 'OK, I'll sit at this desk and find something to do.”