Necessity is the mother of invention Quotes

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

— David Rockefeller

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

— Jonathan Sacks

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

— Yann Martel

If necessity is the mother of invention, it's the father of cooperation. And we're cooperating like never before.

— John Ashcroft

If necessity is the mother of invention, scientifically developed production is the mother of scientific research.

— Arthur E. Kennelly

And yet the true creator is necessity, which is the mother of invention.

— Aristotle

If necessity is the mother of invention, conflict is its father.

— Kenneth Kaye

Necessity is the mother of invention. I love solving things like that. Because there wasn't enough memory, thinking of an economical way…

— Shigeru Miyamoto

Experiences are everything. And businesses must create experiences that mean something. If necessity is the mother of invention, then vision is the…

— Brian Solis

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

It's true that necessity is the mother of invention. But for those of us without fathers, there is a deeper truth -…

— Michael Hainey

I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness -…

— Agatha Christie

I guess they say, "Necessity is the mother of invention" because you have two stark choices when you find yourself in a…

— Viola Davis

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