64 Quotes About Inventions

He invented ordinary things, and I stress, ordinary. Not brilliant, just ordinary, and that's exactly what humanity needs. Brilliant inventions might be good for brilliant people, but how many brilliant people are there? On the other hand, ordinary inventions are good for everyone.

If you have a pair of contradictory ideas, discuss all the possible consequences with your peers.

The amusement park was our best invention; the museum, our worst.

Did you ever think about the creation of the flame-thrower? Someone, somewhere, at some time must have been sitting on his porch, and said, thoughtfully, 'I want to set him on fire.' gesturing to his neighbor. His friend who sat beside him and happened to be handy with tools said, 'I can do that.' Thus, we have a flame thrower.

Human subtlety will never devise an invention more beautiful, more simple or more direct than does nature because in her inventions nothing is lacking, and nothing is superfluous.

Holding a patent doesn't mean you are inventive, and not holding a patent doesn't mean you are not.

Patents protect ideas, but only if they are implementable.

All inventions are not patentable, and all patented subjects are not inventions.

True inventors do not sit on their inventions