172 Invention Quotes for You to Enjoy

The concept of war crimes is an American invention. George Wald

War Invention Crimes Concept American

I believe food is the most brilliant invention ever. Helena Christensen

Food Brilliant Invention Believe Most Ever

Luxury, not necessity, is the mother of invention. Every artifact is somewhat wanting in its function, and that is what drives its evolution. Henry Petroski

Mother Luxury Invention Every Evolution Somewhat Drives Wanting Function Necessity

Destiny is the invention of the cowardly, and the resigned. Ignazio Silone

Invention Cowardly Destiny Resigned

As you see, I do not treat the creation of fiction, that to say the invention and development of fantasies, as a form of abstract thought. I don't wish to deny the uses of the intellect, but sometimes one has the intuition that the intellect by itself will lead one nowhere. J. M. Coetzee

Information is crucial to our biological substance - our genetic code is information. But before 1950, it was not obvious that inheritance had anything to do with code. And it was only after the invention of the telegraph that we understood that our nerves carry messages, just like wires. James Gleick

Invention Before Our Telegraph Carry Nerves Only Crucial Had Wires Genetic Like Obvious Messages Understood Just Substance After Anything Information Inheritance Code Biological

I think the iPhone was as significant an invention as the Gutenburg press, in terms of the future of humanity. James Woods

Future Humanity Invention Think Press Significant Terms iPhone

Homeopathy - an invention of the Father of Lies! I have tried it and found it wanting. I would swallow their whole doles' medicine chest for sixpence, and be sure of finding myself neither better nor worse for it. Jane Welsh Carlyle

Myself Better Father Invention Medicine Worse Neither Would Tried Finding Lies Sure Chest Nor Wanting Swallow Whole Found

The most dazzling aspect of 'Possession' is Ms. Byatt's canny invention of letters, poems and diaries from the 19th century. Jay Parini

Invention Possession Poems Most Dazzling Diaries Century Aspect Letters

I don't think that you can invent on behalf of customers unless you're willing to think long-term, because a lot of invention doesn't work. If you're going to invent, it means you're going to experiment, and if you're going to experiment, you're going to fail, and if you're going to fail, you have to think long term. Jeff Bezos

Work You Long Invent Invention Experiment Think Unless Willing Fail Long-Term Term Because Lot Behalf Going Customers Means

Invention and memory are so close together in the place they occupy in my brain. Jennifer Egan

Together Memory Invention Occupy Brain Close Place

Answers are not enough, students should be encouraged to ask questions and explore alternatives to the norm. Entrepreneurship and invention are the backbone of the new economy, yet I doubt they get more than a nod in economics courses. Jim Hunt

When people talk about televisual phenomena such as 'Big Brother,' I haven't a clue what they're talking about. Having said that, if I'm staying in a hotel and there's a television in there, I'll go straight to it and watch it as if it's some incredible new invention. Jodhi May

The invention of the micro-loan was a big surprise to me. Who would have guessed loans of less than $20 made to poor people in undeveloped countries could create thriving local economies? And, even more surprisingly, that they more reliably pay off their debts than the wealthy of the world. Joel A. Barker

Me People World Made Invention Big Pay Local Local Economies Reliably Would Wealthy More Thriving Could Countries Economies Surprise Surprisingly Off Debts Than Big Surprise Poor Poor People Create Less Who Even Loans

I guess there's a certain amount of poking fun at certain characters, but that's because there is something amusing about them or about the way they behave, so I guess you can say that that's poking fun at the character. But the character is your own invention, so who cares? Joel Coen

There is no great invention, from fire to flying, which has not been hailed as an insult to some god. John B. S. Haldane

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If I was asked to say what was the greatest invention of human beings, I would say the sentence. John Banville

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