The right of an inventor to his invention is no monopoly – in any other sense than a man’s house is a monopoly.
Inventions - Inventors Quotes
Television won’t matter in your lifetime or mine. (Radio Times, 1936)
There have been three great inventions since the beginning of time: fire, the wheel, and central banking.
A guilty conscience is the mother of invention.
People who have read a good deal rarely make great discoveries. I do not say this in excuse of laziness, but because invention presupposes an extensive independent contemplation of things.
To make an apple pie from scratch, we must first invent the universe.
I must confess that my imagination, in spite even of spurring, refuses to see any sort of submarine doing anything but suffocating its crew and floundering at sea.
To be fruitful in invention, it is indispensable to have a habit of observation and reflection.
Necessity is the mother of invention, it is true, but its father is creativity, and knowledge is the midwife.
“Necessity is the mother of invention” is a silly proverb. “Necessity is the mother of futile dodges” is much nearer the truth.
