George Eastman Quotes

#1. A good reputation is measured by how much you can improve the lives of others.

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#2. The world is moving, and a company that contents itself with present accomplishments soon falls behind.

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#3. The progress of the world depends almost entirely upon education.

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#4. I used to think that music was like lace upon a garment, nice to have but not necessary. I have come to believe that music is absolutely essential to our community life.

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#5. I wouldn't give a dime for all the possibilities of [motion pictures with sound]. The public will never accept it.

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#6. Photography is thus brought within reach of every human being who desires to preserve a record of what he sees ... and enables the fortunate possessor to go back by the light of his own fireside to scenes which would otherwise fade from memory and be lost.

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#7. What we do during our working hours determines what we have; what we do in our leisure hours determines what we are.

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#8. To my friends: My work is done. Why wait? (suicide note)

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#9. I don't believe in men waiting until they are ready to die before using any of their money for helpful purposes.

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#10. Philologically, the word Kodak is as meaningless as a child's first goo. Terse, abrupt to the point of rudeness, literally bitten off by firm and unyielding consonants at both ends, it snaps like a camera shutter in your face. What more would one ask. (Explaining why he named his company Kodak.)

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#11. You push the button, we do the rest.

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#12. Men who leave their money to be distributed by others are pie-faced mutts,

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#13. Light makes photography. Embrace light. Admire it. Love it. But above all, know light. Know it for all you are worth, and you will know the key to photography.

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#14. The rich man never really gives anything, he only distributes part of the surplus. It is the person of moderate means who really gives.

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#15. George Eastman, "My work is done why wait?" He then shot himself.

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#16. It is a medical fact that children can have a better chance in life with better looks, better health and more vigor if the teeth, nose, throat and mouth are taken proper care of at the crucial time of childhood.

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