Invent Quotes

693 Invent quotes by 543 unique authors

Perhaps I know best why it is man alone who laughs; he alone suffers so deeply that he had to invent laughter. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Human evolution, at first, seems extraordinary. How could the process that gave rise to slugs and oak trees and fish produce a creature that can… — Steven Pinker
What they will do is, you know the tabloids. They'll take one element of a story that may be true and they'll build everything around… — Dennis Quaid
Today, if you invent a better mousetrap, the government comes along with a better mouse. — Ronald Reagan
You know, the truth is that us actors would all like to believe we re-invent the wheel, every time we play a character. But, we're… — John C. Reilly
This is the rock 'n' roll life, and you had to invent it as you went along. There was no textbook to say how you… — Keith Richards
I invent nothing, I rediscover. — Auguste Rodin
If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe. — Carl Sagan
Billions of photos are shot every year, and about the toughest thing a photographer can do is invent an original, deeply personal, instantly recognizable visual… — Jerry Saltz
It took the madmen of yesterday for us to be able to act with extreme clarity today. I want to be one of those madmen.… — Thomas Sankara
The characteristic of great innovators and great companies is they see a space that others do not. They don't just listen to what people tell… — Eric Schmidt
There's this sense of excitement because you invent and control the characters. You decide whether they live or die. I find this type of creative… — Sidney Sheldon
I'm more interested in what I discover than what I invent. — Paul Simon
So I try to re-invent my own eye every time I tackle a new subject. But it's hard, because everybody has style. You can't help… — Steven Spielberg
I think every movie I've made after 'Indiana Jones,' I've tried to make every single movie as if it was made by a different director,… — Steven Spielberg
The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent. — Stendhal
We will always have more to discover, more to invent, more to understand and that's much closer to art and literature than any science. — Daniel Tammet
In a revolution, as in a novel, the most difficult part to invent is the end. — Alexis de Tocqueville
I have terrible hearing trouble. I have unwittingly helped to invent and refine a type of music that makes its principal proponents deaf. — Pete Townshend
We didn't build the interstate system to connect New York to Los Angeles because the West Coast was a priority. No, we webbed the highways… — Neil deGrasse Tyson
If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him. — Voltaire
The human mind is inspired enough when it comes to inventing horrors; it is when it tries to invent a Heaven that it shows itself… — Evelyn Waugh
After all, one knows one's weak points so well, that it's rather bewildering to have the critics overlook them and invent others. — Edith Wharton
I have certain signatures, certain cutting principles. It could be a raw-edged seam; it could be leaving the lining of sheepskin exposed so it's not… — Vivienne Westwood
I wanted to invent myself as a fictional character. And I did, and it has caused a great deal of confusion. — Jeanette Winterson

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