They Invented Quotes

37 quotes by 35 authors

You know they invented wheelbarrows to teach FAA inspectors to walk on their hind legs. — Martin Caidin
The infliction of cruelty with a good conscience is a delight to moralists - that is why they invented hell. — Bertrand Russell
There has been no more revolutionary contribution than the one which the Hindus (Indians) made when they invented ZERO. — Lancelot Hogben
Some say Christianity is just a crutch. But let's turn the question on its edge for a moment. Is atheism an emotional crutch, wishful thinking?… — Greg Koukl
Every generation thinks that they invented sex. — Andy Grove
Our eyes see very little and very badly â€“ so people dreamed up the microscope to let them see invisible phenomena; they invented the telescope...now… — Dziga Vertov
The fisherman of the Colombian coast must be learned doctors of ethics and morality, for they invented the word sentipensante, or â€˜feeling-thinkingâ€™ to define language… — Rob Brezsny
They are longing for a war with Iran. Iran is no more a harm to us than was Iraq or Afghanistan. They invented an enemy,… — Gore Vidal
The Arab peoples possess an ancient and highly developed civilization that is in many ways more sophisticated than our own. For instance, they invented algebra.… — P.J. O'Rourke
I'm a multi-tasker. I was down with that stuff before they invented the term. — Chuck D
No one sits in front of a drum set and thinks they invented it all out of whole cloth. The fact that the set is… — John Zorn
Before they invented drawing boards, what did they go back to? — George Carlin
Banks and donors and charities claimed to have had successes in Mozambique. I suspected they invented these successes to justify their existence. — Paul Theroux
We must always remember to thank the CIA and the Army for LSD. That's what people forget.... They invented LSD to control people and what… — John Lennon
You can't think about terrorism without thinking about Palestinian terrorism. Palestinians began international terrorism. It started with them in 1968. They used it as the… — Alan Dershowitz
Of all possible debauches, traveling is the greatest that I know; that's the one they invented when they got tired of all the others. — Gustave Flaubert
They invented hugs to let people know you love them without saying anything. — Bil Keane
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
The English are not a very spiritual people, so they invented cricket to give them some idea of eternity. — George Bernard Shaw
The reason they invented coffins, to lock the dead in, preserve them, they put makeup on them; they didn't want them spreading or changing into… — Margaret Atwood

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