"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man." --George Bernard Shaw
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I've always disliked this quote. One, it's a false dilemma. Two, it could just as easily apply to criminals as it could to innovators, but I wouldn't call that "progress."
I will grant that if the quote applies anywhere it applies here.
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"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man." --George Bernard Shaw
<pedant> I've always disliked this quote. One, it's a false dilemma. Two, it could just as easily apply to criminals as it could to innovators, but I wouldn't call that "progress."
I will grant that if the quote applies anywhere it applies here. </pedant>
All progress depends on the unreasonable man. However, not all unreasonable men are responsible for progress.
Everything you can say about an entrepreneur, you can say about a talented criminal.
Only difference is the direction of effort.