Invent Quotes

693 Invent quotes by 543 unique authors

It's daft, locking us up," said Nanny. "I'd have had us killed." "That's because you're basically good," said Magrat. "The good are innocent and create… — Terry Pratchett
The universe did not invent justice. Man did. Unfortunately, man must reside in the universe. — Roger Zelazny
Take a picture of this so Isaac can see it when they invent robot eyes. — John Green
Nevertheless so profound is our ignorance, and so high our presumption, that we marvel when we hear of the extinction of an organic being; and… — Charles Darwin
The real heroes anyway aren't the people doing things; the real heroes are the people NOTICING things, paying attention. The guy who invented the smallpox… — John Green
Its time we woke up,” pursued Gerald, still inwardly urged to unfamiliar speech. “Women are pretty much people, seems to me. I know they dress… — Charlotte Perkins Gilman
So we dream on. Thus we invent our lives. We give ourselves a sainted mother, we make our father a hero; and someone’s older brother… — John Irving
We are all created to be miserable, and that we all know it, and all invent means of deceiving each other. And when one sees… — Leo Tolstoy
Well,I have a theory that men don't actually cry less than women,they just do it differently. Since we never saw our fathers cry,we are forced… — Miranda July
Fairy tales begin with conflict because we all begin our lives with conflict. We are all misfit for the world, and somehow we must fit… — Jack Zipes
Rock stars did not invent burning out. They just do it louder. — Rob Sheffield
It is just as likely that as I invent what I want to say, you will invent what you want to hear. — Jeanette Winterson
How do you invent a religion?” Evie asked. Will looked over the top of his spectacles. “You say, ‘God told me the following,’ and then… — Libba Bray
My doubts stand in a circle around every word, I see them before I see the word, but what then! I do not see the… — Franz Kafka
Sometimes, when I can't get to sleep, I imagine all the rules I'd invent if I ever got to be in charge of the world. — Sophie Kinsella
Forget the chicken-nugget smoke screen. Percy wanted Leo to invent an anti-dream hat. — Rick Riordan
Leo drummed his fingers. “Great. I should have installed a smoke screen that makes the ship smell like a giant chicken nugget. Remind me to… — Rick Riordan
It's like scarlet fever: one has to get it over." "Then one should invent a way of inoculating love, like vaccination. — Leo Tolstoy
You can invent things like automatic popcorn poppers. You can invent things like steam-powered window washers. But you can’t invent more time. — Daniel Handler
She would say, "Someone should invent something to do with things you cannot use anymore but that you still cannot throw out. — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Human beings would split the atom and invent television, nylon, and instant coffee before they could figure out the age of their own planet. — Bill Bryson
Steve Jobs: “The best way to predict the future is to invent it. — Walter Isaacson
This is what amazes me: that people are new every day. That they are never the same. You must always invent them, and they must… — Lauren Oliver
I used to go outside every day and invent these elaborate worlds and scenarios in my head, and when I grew too old for playing… — Veronica Roth
Who am I? I'm just a writer. I write things down. I walk through your dreams and invent the future. Sure, I sink the boat… — Richard Siken

Who Wrote These Invent Quotes

543 authors contributed a total of 693 Invent Quotes, led by these top contributors: