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Quotations by Subject: Invention
(Related Subjects: Necessity)
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I don't think necessity is the mother of invention - invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble.: Agatha Christie (1890 - 1976), An Autobiography, 1977
The best way to predict the future is to invent it.: Alan Kay
An inventor is simply a fellow who doesn't take his education too seriously.: Charles F. Kettering (1876 - 1958)
We are more ready to try the untried when what we do is inconsequential. Hence the fact that many inventions had their birth as toys.: Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)
Getting caught is the mother of invention.: Robert Byrne
To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.: Thomas A. Edison (1847 - 1931)
Invention is the mother of necessity.: Thorstein Veblen (1857 - 1929)


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