James E. Burke Professions : Executive Born : February 28, 1925 Died : September 28, 2012 Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by James E. Burke We don't grow unless we take risks. Any successful company is riddled with failures. James E. Burke business success inspirational The coming of the printing press must have seemed as if it would turn the world upside down in the way it spread and, above all, democratized knowledge. James E. Burke upside-down way world The key to why things change is the key to everything. James E. Burke things-change keys The coming of the printing press must have seemed as if it would turn the world upside down in the way it spread and, above all, democratized knowledge. Provide you could pay and read, what was on the shelves in the new bookshops was yours for the taking. The speed with which printing presses and their operators fanned out across Europe is extraordinary. From the single Mainz press of 1457, it took only twenty-three years to establish presses in 110 towns: 50 in Italy, 30 in Germany, 9 in France, 8 in Spain, 8 in Holland, 4 in England, and so on. James E. Burke europe world years Similar Authors Bing Gordon executive Brian Krzanich executive Brenda Barnes executive Brad Katsuyama executive Ashish Chauhan executive Aubrey McClendon executive All Authors