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title: "54 Mother Invention Quotes by 46 authors"
description: "Browse 54 Mother Invention quotes by 46 authors. Discover the best Mother Invention sayings and thoughts."
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> [A guilty conscience is the mother of invention.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolyn-wells/a-guilty-conscience-is-the-mother-of-invention/)

[Carolyn Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolyn-wells/)

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> [Necessity, mother of invention.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-wycherley/necessity-mother-of-invention/)

[William Wycherley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-wycherley/)

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> [Necessity, the mother of invention.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/necessity-the-mother-of-invention/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Getting caught is the mother of invention.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-byrne/getting-caught-is-the-mother-of-invention/)

[Robert Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-byrne/)

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> [Necessity may be mother of invention, but fun is the father.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-faickney-osborn/necessity-may-be-mother-of-invention-but-fun-is-the-father/)

[Alex Faickney Osborn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-faickney-osborn/)

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> [Necessity, who is the mother of our invention.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/plato/necessity-who-is-the-mother-of-our-invention/)

[Plato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/plato/)

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> [A bad memory is the mother of invention.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerald-brenan/a-bad-memory-is-the-mother-of-invention/)

[Gerald Brenan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerald-brenan/)

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> [Necessity is the mother of all invention.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/necessity-is-the-mother-of-all-invention/)

[Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/)

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> [The mother of invention in music is necessity, not Frank Zappa!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-winwood/the-mother-of-invention-in-music-is-necessity-not-frank-zappa/)

[Steve Winwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-winwood/)

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> [Necessity may well be called the mother of invention but calamity is the test of integrity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-richardson/necessity-may-well-be-called-the-mother-of-invention-but-calamity-is/)

[Samuel Richardson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-richardson/)

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> [We say that necessity is the mother of invention, and no country has more of a necessity to develop clean power than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-friedman/we-say-that-necessity-is-the-mother-of-invention-and-no-country-has/)

[Thomas Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-friedman/)

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> [I don't know if fury can compete with necessity as the mother of invention, but I recommend it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gloria-steinem/i-don-t-know-if-fury-can-compete-with-necessity-as-the-mother-of/)

[Gloria Steinem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gloria-steinem/)

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> [“Necessity is the mother of invention. She’s also my mother, though Invention and I have different dads.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/necessity-is-the-mother-of-invention-she-s-also-my-mother-though/)

[Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/)

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> [If necessity is the mother of invention, discontent is the father of progress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rockefeller/if-necessity-is-the-mother-of-invention-discontent-is-the-father-of/)

[David Rockefeller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rockefeller/)

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> [Never sacrifice with your needs, cause needs are the mother of invention.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chintan-joshi/never-sacrifice-with-your-needs-cause-needs-are-the-mother-of/)

Chintan Joshi

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> [“Necessity used to be the mother of invention, but then we ran out of things that were necessary.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-klosterman/necessity-used-to-be-the-mother-of-invention-but-then-we-ran-out-of-2/)

[Chuck Klosterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-klosterman/)

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> [“The mother of invention is a very well-endowed woman, and she has been suckling technology forever at her perpetually full breasts.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eldora-ma/the-mother-of-invention-is-a-very-well-endowed-woman-and-she-has-been/)

Eldora Ma

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> [Necessity is the mother of invention. I love solving things like that. Because there wasn't enough memory, thinking of an economical way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shigeru-miyamoto/necessity-is-the-mother-of-invention-i-love-solving-things-like-that/)

[Shigeru Miyamoto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shigeru-miyamoto/)

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> [Because we imagine, we can have invention and technology. It's actually play, not necessity, that is the mother of invention.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-gopnik/because-we-imagine-we-can-have-invention-and-technology-it-s-actually/)

[Alison Gopnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-gopnik/)

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> [Necessity used to be the mother of invention, but then we ran out of things that were necessary. The postmodern mother of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-klosterman/necessity-used-to-be-the-mother-of-invention-but-then-we-ran-out-of/)

[Chuck Klosterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-klosterman/)

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> [“If necessity is the mother of invention than imagination must be the egg. Nothing can be invented which has not first been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chrissy-byers/if-necessity-is-the-mother-of-invention-than-imagination-must-be-the/)

Chrissy Byers

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> ["Necessity is the mother of invention" is a silly proverb. "Necessity is the mother of futile dodges" is much nearer the truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-north-whitehead/necessity-is-the-mother-of-invention-is-a-silly-proverb-necessity-is/)

[Alfred North Whitehead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-north-whitehead/)

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> [“I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention . . . arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/i-don-t-think-necessity-is-the-mother-of-invention-invention-arises/)

[Agatha Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agatha-christie/)

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> [They say that necessity is the mother of invention, and when the necessity is survival she can be one mean mother, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darien-fawkes/they-say-that-necessity-is-the-mother-of-invention-and-when-the/)

Darien Fawkes

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> [“As a child, I was told by my parents and teachers that if I didn't have what I wanted, I had to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eleyne-mari-sharp/as-a-child-i-was-told-by-my-parents-and-teachers-that-if-i-didn-t/)

Eleyne-Mari Sharp

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> [“Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention, but fear too, is not barren of ingenious suggestions." "Nice little saloon, isn't it"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-conrad/necessity-they-say-is-the-mother-of-invention-but-fear-too-is-not/)

[Joseph Conrad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-conrad/)

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> [You know the expression, 'Necessity is the mother of Invention'? It's gotten completely reversed. Now, it's 'Invention is the mother of Necessity.'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-wahl/you-know-the-expression-necessity-is-the-mother-of-invention-it-s/)

[Ken Wahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-wahl/)

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> [Necessity is not the mother of invention. Knowledge and experiment are its parents. It sometimes happens that successful search is made for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willis-r-whitney/necessity-is-not-the-mother-of-invention-knowledge-and-experiment-are/)

[Willis R. Whitney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willis-r-whitney/)

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> [Inventive genius requires pleasurable mental activity as a condition for its vigorous exercise. "Necessity is the mother of invention" is a silly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-north-whitehead/inventive-genius-requires-pleasurable-mental-activity-as-a-condition/)

[Alfred North Whitehead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-north-whitehead/)

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> [“Mothers of Invention: Women of the Slaveholding South in the American Civil War (Drew Gilpin Faust) - Your Highlight on Location 51-51…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/mothers-of-invention-women-of-the-slaveholding-south-in-the-american/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Necessity, who is the mother of invention.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/plato/necessity-who-is-the-mother-of-invention/)

[Plato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/plato/)

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> [Hope, even more than necessity, is the mother of invention.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-sacks/hope-even-more-than-necessity-is-the-mother-of-invention/)

[Jonathan Sacks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-sacks/)

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> [“Poverty is the mother of invention”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sunday-adelaja/poverty-is-the-mother-of-invention/)

[Sunday Adelaja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sunday-adelaja/)

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> [Necessity is the mother of invention](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/necessity-is-the-mother-of-invention/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Necessity is literally the mother of invention.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/plato/necessity-is-literally-the-mother-of-invention/)

[Plato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/plato/)

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> [Necessary is the mother of invention…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mulfat/necessary-is-the-mother-of-invention/)

[Mulfat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mulfat/)

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> [Art imitates Nature, and necessity is the mother of invention](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-franck/art-imitates-nature-and-necessity-is-the-mother-of-invention/)

Richard Franck

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> [Necessity may be the mother of invention, but play is certainly the father.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-von-oech/necessity-may-be-the-mother-of-invention-but-play-is-certainly-the/)

[Roger von Oech](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-von-oech/)

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> [How true is that necessity is the mother of invention, how very true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yann-martel/how-true-is-that-necessity-is-the-mother-of-invention-how-very-true/)

[Yann Martel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yann-martel/)

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> [If necessity is the mother of invention, conflict is its father.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-kaye/if-necessity-is-the-mother-of-invention-conflict-is-its-father/)

[Kenneth Kaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-kaye/)

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