280 Quotes About Invention

He wrested the world's whereabouts from the stars, and locked the secret in a pocket watch.

Mr. Watson — Come here — I want to see you.[First intelligible words spoken over the telephone]

There probably was a time when the idea of having a toilet inside a house was repulsive.

If necessity is the mother of invention, then dissatisfaction must be its father.

All sorts of things can happen when you’re open to new ideas and playing around with things.

Do not allow your mind to be imprisoned by majority thinking. Remember that the limits of science are not the limits of imagination.

The very existence of flamethrowers proves that sometime, somewhere, someone said to themselves, 'You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I’m just not close enough to get the job done.

When one is nothing, one invents. It fills a void.

Progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things.