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1097 Invented quotes by 824 unique authors

The desktop metaphor was invented because one, you were a stand-alone device, and two, you had to manage your own storage. That's a very big… — Steve Jobs
Ping-pong was invented on the dining tables of England in the 19th century, and it was called Wiff-waff! And there, I think, you have the… — Boris Johnson
I write lustily and humorously. It isn't calculated; it's the way I think. I've invented a writing style that expresses who I am. — Erica Jong
They invented hugs to let people know you love them without saying anything. — Bil Keane
The most important thing in the programming language is the name. A language will not succeed without a good name. I have recently invented a… — Donald Knuth
The universe has a much greater imagination than we do, which is why the real story of the universe is far more interesting than any… — Lawrence M. Krauss
There is some argument about who actually invented text messaging, but I think it's safe to say it was a man. Multiple studies have shown… — Ashton Kutcher
I wish I had invented blue jeans. They have expression, modesty, sex appeal, simplicity - all I hope for in my clothes. — Yves Saint Laurent
I think daycare is great for people who have to work two jobs. My problem is with people who are dropping kids off at daycare… — Denis Leary
I really wish I had invented the flip-flop. I love flip-flops. It's the one style of shoe I would be so proud of inventing: the… — Christian Louboutin
They say that women talk too much. If you have worked in Congress you know that the filibuster was invented by men. — Clare Boothe Luce
I don't think that people accept the fact that life doesn't make sense. I think it makes people terribly uncomfortable. It seems like religion and… — David Lynch
Mixed martial arts was invented by Brazilians, whose families had been trained by the Japanese. Those Brazilians came to the U.S., where their invention was… — David Mamet
Fiction was invented the day Jonas arrived home and told his wife that he was three days late because he had been swallowed by a… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Injections are the best thing ever invented for feeding doctors. — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Man who invented the hamburger was smart; man who invented the cheeseburger was a genius. — Matthew McConaughey
Animals are something invented by plants to move seeds around. An extremely yang solution to a peculiar problem which they faced. — Terence McKenna
Confusion is a word we have invented for an order which is not understood. — Henry Miller
I don't know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot. — Marilyn Monroe
Girdles and wire stays should have never been invented. No man wants to hug a padded bird cage. — Marilyn Monroe
People have asked me why I made the first chapter of my first novel so long, and in an invented English. The only answer I… — Alan Moore
High heels were invented by a woman who had been kissed on the forehead. — Christopher Morley
If God hadn't meant for us to eat sugar, he wouldn't have invented dentists. — Ralph Nader
A typical biography relying upon individuals' notorious memories and the anecdotes they've invented contains a high degree of fiction, yet is considered 'nonfiction.' — Joyce Carol Oates
The Internet didn't get invented on its own. Government research created the Internet so that all the companies could make money off the Internet. The… — Barack Obama

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