172 Invention Quotes for You to Enjoy

I think the Internet is the greatest invention since women. Nicolas Winding Refn

Women Internet Invention Think Since Greatest

To us, the value of a work lies in its newness: the invention of new forms, or a novel combination of old forms, the discovery of unknown worlds or the exploration of unfamiliar areas in worlds already discovered - revelations, surprises. Octavio Paz

I'm a huge fan of online communities. I think that asynchronous internet-based communication forums such as Reddit and other discussion forums are one of the best things that could possibly have happened to collaborative invention. The Rift certainly would not exist without forums. Palmer Luckey

Best Communication Invention Think Other Collaborative Possibly Would Online Could Reddit Without Exist Huge Huge Fan Discussion Fan Happened Communities Certainly Forum Rift Things

Males have probably always enjoyed watching the defeat of other males, but without the invention of numerals and the subsequent invention of the concept of keeping score, we could never have had a million sports channels. Patricia Marx

Sports Invention Defeat Other Channels Could Never Had Concept Without Always Males Score Subsequent Keeping Enjoyed Million Watching

Television has some lovely aspects to it - and some ghastly aspects - but the theater itself was a wonderful invention. Patrick Macnee

Wonderful Invention Ghastly Television Some Itself Lovely Theater Aspects

Graphic design, which evokes the symmetria of Vituvius, the dynamic symmetry of Hambidge, the asymmetry of Mondrian; which is a good gestalt, generated by intuition or by computer, by invention or by a system of coordinates, is not good design if it does not communicate. Paul Rand

Good Communicate Invention Design System Intuition Computer Does Dynamic Which Graphic Graphic Design Coordinate Symmetry

In other words, what is supposedly found is an invention whose inventor is unaware of his act of invention, who considers it as something that exists independently of him; the invention then becomes the basis of his world view and actions. Paul Watzlawick

Words World Invention Other Considers Independently Unaware Something Inventor Supposedly Him Becomes His Exists In Other Words Then Act View Who Actions Found Whose World View Basis

Usually, I work every day, seven days a week. When I go three days without writing, my body aches with anxiety; my mood is irritable. My night dreams grow wild with unconscious invention. Pete Hamill

By the very nature of his art, which depends on invention and innovation, a story teller must depart from the beaten track and, having done so, occasionally startle and disagree with some of his associates. Healthy disagreement we must have. Preston Sturges

Art Nature Innovation Disagree Invention Healthy Teller Must Some Having Beaten Disagreement Track Occasionally His Very Depart Done Depends Story Which Associates Startle

Industry has operated against the artisan in favor of the idler, and also in favor of capital and against labor. Any mechanical invention whatsoever has been more harmful to humanity than a century of war. Remy de Gourmont

You own a watch the invention of the mind, though for a single motion 'tis designed, as well as that which is with greater thought with various springs, for various motions wrought. Richard Blackmore

You Mind Thought Invention Single Own Though Various Wrought Well Greater Motion Motions Springs Tis Which Designed Watch

There's a long tradition - certainly with country, but in all kinds of genres of music - to have humorous lyrics. Certainly with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention and, if you look at country, Roger Miller and Jim Stafford. Rick Moranis

My very first publication was an estimator - this was a statistical procedure - a kind of invention. My father got a patent and started a business; it wasn't successful, but maybe I have some of him in me. Robert J. Shiller

Me Business Father Invention First Statistical Kind Some Him Got Very Patent Maybe Procedure Successful Publication Started

As a medical doctor who chose a career in artificial heart technology rather than clinical practice, I decided not to take an internship, which is required for licensing. Instead, I work with invention, manufacturing, regulatory affairs, and clinical application of artificial hearts. Robert Jarvik

Work Technology Heart Doctor Invention Practice Licensing Rather Take Instead Doctor Who Affairs Clinical Than Hearts Artificial Decided Which Required Manufacturing Regulatory Who Chose Medical Application Career

I happen to think that computers are the most important thing to happen to musicians since the invention of cat-gut which was a long time ago. Robert Moog

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Oh my God, Zumba is the greatest invention ever for women. I like to exercise, though I do nothing consistently because I get bored and impatient. With Zumba, you're dancing, you're moving your hips. So much fun. Robin Wright

God You Women Invention Nothing Dancing Consistently Though Bored Impatient Like Because Exercise Greatest Hips Get Oh Oh My God So Much Fun Moving Much Your Fun Ever

Necessity may be the mother of invention, but play is certainly the father. Roger von Oech

Mother Father Invention May Certainly Play Necessity

The Negroes have little invention, but strong powers of imitation, so that they readily acquire mechanic arts. They have a great talent for music, and all their external senses are remarkably acute. Samuel George Morton

Music Great Strong Mechanic Invention Imitation Negroes Remarkably Talent Great Talent Powers Readily Arts Senses Little Acquire Acute External

The invention of email evolved from a challenge to solve a real world problem. Shiva Ayyadurai

Problem World Challenge Invention Email Evolved Solve Real Real World

I have no doubt that my origin and ethnicity have strongly influenced controversy over my invention of email. Shiva Ayyadurai

Invention Doubt Email No Doubt Strongly Over Controversy Influenced Ethnicity Origin

When I think of invention, I always think of America. You're always seeing ads: 'Have you got the next big idea?' There seems to be that spirit in America of inventions and inventors. Simon Cowell

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