Cannot Invent Quotes

9 quotes by 7 authors

People who cannot invent and reinvent themselves must be content with borrowed postures, secondhand ideas, fitting in instead of standing out. — Warren G. Bennis
Where we cannot invent, we may at least improve. — Charles Caleb Colton
If one cannot invent a really convincing lie, it is often better to stick to the truth. — Angela Thirkell
The poet cannot invent new words every time, of course. He uses the words of the tribe. But the handling of the word, the accent,… — Eugene Ionesco
Cubism is not a manner but an aesthetic, and even a state of mind; it is therefore inevitably connected with every manifestation of contemporary thought.… — Juan Gris
Where we cannot invent, we may at least improve; we may give somewhat of novelty to that which was old, condensation to that which was… — Charles Caleb Colton
... legislators cannot invent too many devices for subdividing property... Another means of silently lessening the inequality of property is to exempt all from taxation… — Thomas Jefferson
You cannot invent an algorithm that is as good at recommending books as a good bookseller. — John Green
You cannot invent an algorithm that is as good at recommending books as a good bookseller, and that's the secret weapon of the bookstore -… — John Green

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