Quotes About Invention

E greu s?-?i imaginezi lumea f?r? un creator, dar prefer s? nu-mi închipui c? faptele oamenilor sunt inspirate de fiin?e supranaturale. Îmi place mai mult s? cred c? oamenii ?i-au inventat brutalitatea f?r? ajutor divin.

I think love is serious. It's like an invention: sometimes it lies deep down inside you, great and quiet--and at other times it racks you and keeps you from sleeping.

Life creeps slowly upward.... When some forgotten inventor of the older world smote his rival or enemy with a branch of wood and found that it was good and thereafter made a practice of smiting rivals and enemies with branches of wood, then, and on that day, artificiality may be said to have begun. Then, and on that day, was begun a revolution destined to change the history of life. Then, and on that day, was laid the cornerstone of that most tremendous of artifices, CIVILIZATION!

No animal ever invented anything so bad as drunkenness — or so good as drink.

No one person invented Mulberry. The knowledge that we had to have this floating harbor slowly grew.

I've got a gizmo. No batteries required.

My laboratory," I said, experimentally, drawing out each syllable. "Why is it that saying it like that always makes me want to follow it with 'mwoo-hah-hah-hah-hahhhhhh'?

Pythagoras." "Pih-who?" "He invented triangles.

wouldn't that person be even more amazing if, instead of telling the time, he or she built a clock that could tell the time forever, even after he or she was dead and gone?3

We were playing a story game Bucky had invented called the Last Supper. It consisted of allowing those evil, avenging creatures of God—horseflies—to light on the exposed skin of your arm or leg and take a bite. At that point, you make up an epitaph, which you deliver to the horsefly as he eats his last meal, and then you flatten the little bastard. The speeches are voted on by those in attendance, and the best speech wins a bottle of wine.

This served as a profession of faith in the future. I take the opportunity for such professions where and when I can invent them, since I do not yet actually feel this faith in the future.

Whoever had invented long division has a lot to answer for.

My mother marked the events of her life with recipes, dishes of her own invention or interpretations of old favorites. Food was her nostalgia, her celebration, its nurture and preparation the sole outlet for her creativity.

Be Patient to become a Patent

I never did anything worth doing by accident nor did any of my inventions come by accident they came by work.

If my ceiling fan could hold my weight, I would never be bored again.

Strive for perfection in everything you do. Take the best that exists and make it better. When it does not exist, design it.

Truth exists; only lies are invented.

Meditation is the gateway to innovation. Archaeologists explore terrain once occupied; Writers and inventors excavate spaces yet conceived.

If Edison had a needle to find in a haystack, he would proceed at once with the diligence of the bee to examine straw after straw until he found the object of his search. I was a sorry witness of such doings, knowing that a little theory and calculation would have saved him ninety per cent of his labor.

We can no longer allow Americas dependence on foreign oil to compromise our energy security. Instead, we must invest in inventing new ways to power our cars and our economy. Ill put my faith in American science and ingenuity any day before I depend on Saudi Arabia.

If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.

Appreciate the beauty you see everyday, invent what you desire to see and enjoy the fantasies you love to imagine.

Race, let's remember, is a social invention and a cultural identification, not a biological reality.