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Invention7 quotes
The true creator is necessity, who is the mother of our invention. — Socrates · 375 BCIf you guys were the inventors of Facebook, you'd have invented Facebook. — Mark Zuckerberg · 2010The best way to predict the future is to invent it. — Alan Kay · 1971Invention, it must be humbly admitted, does not consist in creating out of void, but out of chaos. — Mary Shelley · 1831Invention... Arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble. — Agatha Christie · 1976Necessity is the mother of invention. — Richard Franck · 1694All 7 quotes →Innovation6 quotes
The true creator is necessity, who is the mother of our invention. — Socrates · 375 BCIf you guys were the inventors of Facebook, you'd have invented Facebook. — Mark Zuckerberg · 2010The best way to predict the future is to invent it. — Alan Kay · 1971Invention, it must be humbly admitted, does not consist in creating out of void, but out of chaos. — Mary Shelley · 1831Invention... Arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble. — Agatha Christie · 1976Our inventions mirror our secret wishes. — Lawrence Durrell · 1958Creativity5 quotes
The true creator is necessity, who is the mother of our invention. — Socrates · 375 BCInvention, it must be humbly admitted, does not consist in creating out of void, but out of chaos. — Mary Shelley · 1831Invention... Arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble. — Agatha Christie · 1976Necessity is the mother of invention. — Richard Franck · 1694Our inventions mirror our secret wishes. — Lawrence Durrell · 1958The future1 quote
The best way to predict the future is to invent it. — Alan Kay · 1971