Necessity may be the mother of invention, but play is certainly the father. — Roger von Oech Copy Share Image
“Necessity used to be the mother of invention, but then we ran out of things that were necessary.” — Chuck Klosterman Copy Share Image
Never sacrifice with your needs, cause needs are the mother of invention. — Chintan Joshi Copy Share Image
If necessity is the mother of invention, it's the father of cooperation. And we're cooperating like never before. — John Ashcroft Copy Share Image
And yet the true creator is necessity, which is the mother of invention. — Aristotle Copy Share Image
If necessity is the mother of invention, scientifically developed production is the mother of scientific research. — Arthur E. Kennelly Copy Share Image
“The girls put their wits to work, and - necessity being the mother of invention - made whatever they needed.” — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention, but it is the mother of any number of other things as well: sacrifice… — James S.A. Corey Copy Share Image
I guess they say, "Necessity is the mother of invention" because you have two stark choices when you find yourself in a… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
Tackling climate change is not a luxury for the good times: for good and bad times it has become a necessity -… — Ed Davey Copy Share Image
Necessity, oftener than facility, has been the mother of invention; and the most prolific school of all has been the school of… — Samuel Smiles Copy Share Image
They say that necessity is the mother of invention, and when the necessity is survival she can be one mean mother, but… — Darien Fawkes Copy Share Image
There's a whole generation of young people who are faced with the so-called 'jobless recovery.' Necessity is the mother of invention. They… — Don Tapscott Copy Share Image
I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness -… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
It's true that necessity is the mother of invention. But for those of us without fathers, there is a deeper truth -… — Michael Hainey Copy Share Image
The so-called ‘crank’ may be quite original in his ideas. … Invention, however, in the engineering sense involves originality; but not that… — Elihu Thomson Copy Share Image
I had my first band. it was kind of a progressive metal band kind of thing. I just started writing songs that… — Alissa White-Gluz Copy Share Image
Inventive genius requires pleasurable mental activity as a condition for its vigorous exercise. "Necessity is the mother of invention" is a silly… — Alfred North Whitehead Copy Share Image
Necessity is not the mother of invention. Knowledge and experiment are its parents. It sometimes happens that successful search is made for… — Willis R. Whitney Copy Share Image
“As a child, I was told by my parents and teachers that if I didn't have what I wanted, I had to… — Eleyne-Mari Sharp Copy Share Image
You know the expression, 'Necessity is the mother of Invention'? It's gotten completely reversed. Now, it's 'Invention is the mother of Necessity.'… — Ken Wahl Copy Share Image
“Necessity is the mother of invention;Copying the original,improving,perfecting and innovating to make more adaptable to present;Plagraism with good motives, it will spread… — vhalsky Copy Share Image
“Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention, but fear too, is not barren of ingenious suggestions." "Nice little saloon, isn't it"… — Joseph Conrad Copy Share Image
“Mothers of Invention: Women of the Slaveholding South in the American Civil War (Drew Gilpin Faust) - Your Highlight on Location 51-51… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“I did not grasp all these details - and many more - right away. They came to my notice with time and… — Yann Martel Copy Share Image
Necessity, they say, is mother of invention, but fear, too, is not barren of ingenious suggestions. — Joseph Conrad Copy Share Image
