Roger von Oech Quotes

It's easy to come up with new ideas; the hard part is letting go of what worked for you two years ago, but will soon be out-of-date.
Roger von Oech

Hard, Two, Easy

Take advantage of the ambiguity in the world. Look at something and think what else it might be.
Roger von Oech

Else, Might, Advantage

Either you let your life slip away by not doing the things you want to do, or you get up and do them.
Roger von Oech

Life, Away, Either

Everyone has a 'risk muscle.' You keep it in shape by trying new things. If you don't, it atrophies. Make a point of using it at least once a day.
Roger von Oech

Trying, Keep, Everyone

If you don't execute your ideas, they die.
Roger von Oech

Die, Ideas, Execute

If you make an error, use it as a stepping stone to a new idea you might not have otherwise discovered.
Roger von Oech

Idea, Might, Error

It's important for the explorer to be willing to be led astray.
Roger von Oech

Important, Willing, Astray

Most people think of success and failure as opposites, but they both are products of the same process.
Roger von Oech

Success, Failure, Same

Necessity may be the mother of invention, but play is certainly the father.
Roger von Oech

Mother, Father, May

Remember the two benefits of failure. First, if you do fail, you learn what doesn't work; and second, the failure gives you the opportunity to try a new approach.
Roger von Oech

Failure, Work, Remember

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