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281 Inventions quotes by 226 unique authors

One reproduces only that which is striking; that is to say, the necessary. Thus, one's recollections and inventions are liberated from the tyranny which nature… — Edgar Degas
A world in everlasting conflict between the new idea and the old allegiances, new arts and new inventions against the old establishment. — Joyce Cary
One of the weaknesses of much abstract painting is the attempt to substitute the inventions of the intellect for a pristine imaginative conception. The inner… — Edward Hopper
One of the great inventions of the twentieth century was the studied, methodical engineering of myth for political ends. — Caryl Rivers
The greater opportunity enabled me to make important discoveries and inventions. — Philip Emeagwali
The way good inventions are made is to familiarize yourself with those of others. The men who cultivate letters and the arts are all sons… — Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
There have been three great inventions since the beginning of time: fire, the wheel, and central banking. — Will Rogers
I am sorry the infernal Divinities, who visit mankind with diseases, and are therefore at perpetual war with Doctors, should have prevented my seeing all… — Erasmus Darwin
In her (nature's) inventions nothing is lacking and nothing is superfluous. — Leonardo da Vinci
You know capitalism is this wonderful thing that motivates people, it causes wonderful inventions to be done. But in this area of diseases of the… — Bill Gates
When I think of invention, I always think of America. You're always seeing ads: 'Have you got the next big idea?' There seems to be… — Simon Cowell
Of all of our inventions for mass communication, pictures still speak the most universally understood language. — Walt Disney
One of the most fun inventions of my lifetime is the Mini. — James Dyson
I've fought court battles over my inventions before. — James Dyson
To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. — Thomas A. Edison
I never did anything by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work. — Thomas A. Edison
Everything one invents is true, you may be perfectly sure of that. Poetry is as precise as geometry. — Gustave Flaubert
These are bagpipes. I understand the inventor of the bagpipes was inspired when he saw a man carrying an indignant, asthmatic pig under his arm.… — Alfred Hitchcock
I'm afraid for all those who'll have the bread snatched from their mouths by these machines. What business has science and capitalism got, bringing all… — Henrik Ibsen
To me, the smell of fresh-made coffee is one of the greatest inventions. — Hugh Jackman
For years, I've had a hankering for the portrait of Benjamin Franklin by Joseph Duplessis. Franklin is credited with so many inventions: the postal system,… — Jon Bon Jovi
We believe that if men have the talent to invent new machines that put men out of work, they have the talent to put those… — John F. Kennedy
All of the biggest technological inventions created by man - the airplane, the automobile, the computer - says little about his intelligence, but speaks volumes… — Mark Kennedy
We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - romantic love and gunpowder. — Andre Maurois
It is questionable if all the mechanical inventions yet made have lightened the day's toil of any human being. — John Stuart Mill

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