The market is not an
invention of capitalism. It has existed for centuries. It is an
invention of civilization.
View quotes by Mikhail GorbachevI 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.
View quotes by Agatha ChristieMarriage is a wonderful
invention; but, then again, so is a bicycle repair kit.
View quotes by Billy ConnellyO for a muse of fire, that would ascend the brightest heaven of
invention-Henry V
View quotes by William ShakespeareNever stop because you are afraid - you are never so likely to be wrong. Never keep a line of retreat: it is a wretched
invention. The difficult is what takes a little time; the impossible is what takes a little longer.
View quotes by Fridtjof NansenConflict is the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. It instigates to
invention. It shocks us out of sheeplike passivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.
View quotes by John DeweyThe half hour between waking and rising has all my life proved propitious to any task which was exercising my
invention... It was always when I first opened my eyes that the desired ideas thronged upon me.
View quotes by Sir Walter ScottThe digital revolution is far more significant than the
invention of writing or even of printing.
View quotes by Douglas EngelbartIn human life, art may arise from almost any activity, and once it does so, it is launched on a long road of exploration,
invention, freedom to the limits of extravagance, interference to the point of frustration, finally discipline, controlling constant change and growth.
View quotes by Susanne LangerTelevision is like the
invention of indoor plumbing. It didn't change people's habits. It just kept them inside the house.
View quotes by Alfred Hitchcock'Necessity is the mother of
invention' is a silly proverb. 'Necessity is the mother of futile dodges' is much nearer the truth.
View quotes by Alfred North WhiteheadWhittle was an amazing chap. Tiny, stubborn, unstoppable - jet-propelled! It's amazing the impact his
invention has had upon the world. [on Frank Whittle]
View quotes by Adam-Hart DavisThe greatest
invention of all time is the grid system created by Frenchman Rene Descartes. For a fellow who stayed in bed until lunchtime all his life, Rene didn't do too badly.
View quotes by Johnny BallThere is not less wit nor less
invention in applying rightly a thought one finds in a book, than in being the first author of that thought.
View quotes by Pierre BayleIt is the genius of our Constitution that under its shelter of enduring institutions and rooted principles there is ample room for the rich fertility of American political
invention.
View quotes by Lyndon JohnsonArnold Palmer is the biggest crowd pleaser since the
invention of the portable sanitary facility.
View quotes by Bob HopeCorrespondences are like small clothes before the
invention of suspenders; it is impossible to keep them up.
View quotes by Sydney SmithNo, no. It's [a visited planets' atmosphere] quite healthy. Similar to Earth, before the
invention of the motorcar!
View quotes by Doctor WhoMan is a creature of hope and
invention, both of which belie the idea that things cannot be changed.
View quotes by Tom ClancyAs the archaeology of our thought easily shows, man is an
invention of recent date. And one perhaps nearing its end.
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