To be fruitful in invention, it is indispensable to have a habit of observation and reflection.
Inventions - Inventors Quotes
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.
There is nothing more difficult to carry out, nor more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to handle, than to institute a new order of things.
The wireless music box has no imaginable commercial value. Who would pay for a message sent to nobody in particular? (Associate of radio pioneer David Sarnoff, 1920s)
The “silly” question is the first intimation of some totally new development.
To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.
We are more ready to try the untried when what we do is inconsequential. Hence the fact that many inventions had their birth as toys.
Eureka! (I have found it!)
I am proud of the fact that I never invented weapons to kill.
