I have not the smallest molecule of faith in aerial navigation other than ballooning, or of the expectation of good results from any of the trials we hear of. (1896)
Inventions - Inventors Quotes
The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.
We are called the nation of inventors. And we are. We could still claim that title and wear its loftiest honors if we had stopped with the first thing we ever invented, which was human liberty.
X-rays will prove to be a hoax.
The true creator is necessity, who is the mother of our invention.
Name the greatest of all the inventors: Accidents.
One invention still lacking: how to reverse explosions.
The march of invention has clothed mankind with powers of which a century ago the boldest imagination could not have dreamt.
Want is the mistress of invention.
If you build a better mousetrap, you will catch better mice.
