Necessity is the mother of invention

“Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention, but it is the mother of any number of other things as well: sacrifice and monstrosity…

— James S.A. Corey

"Necessity is the mother of invention" is a silly proverb. "Necessity is the mother of futile dodges" is much nearer the truth.

— Alfred North Whitehead

Necessity, the mother of invention.

— Anonymous

You know the expression, 'Necessity is the mother of Invention'? It's gotten completely reversed. Now, it's 'Invention is the mother of Necessity.' Things that…

— Ken Wahl

How true is that necessity is the mother of invention, how very true.

— Yann Martel

Inventive genius requires pleasurable mental activity as a condition for its vigorous exercise. "Necessity is the mother of invention" is a silly proverb. "Necessity…

— Alfred North Whitehead

Hope, even more than necessity, is the mother of invention.

— Jonathan Sacks

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

— Albert Einstein

If necessity is the mother of invention, urgency is the uncle of change. Without it, progress slows and then stops and then reverses.

— Nell Scovell

“As a child, I was told by my parents and teachers that if I didn't have what I wanted, I had to either accept…

— Eleyne-Mari Sharp

“If necessity is the mother of invention than imagination must be the egg. Nothing can be invented which has not first been dreamt.”

— Chrissy Byers

“The girls put their wits to work, and - necessity being the mother of invention - made whatever they needed.”

— Louisa May Alcott

“I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention . . . arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble.”

— Agatha Christie

Tackling climate change is not a luxury for the good times: for good and bad times it has become a necessity - but necessity…

— Ed Davey

If necessity is the mother of invention, discontent is the father of progress.

— David Rockefeller