Necessity Is The Mother Of Invention Quotes

• I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness - to save oneself trouble.

  Agatha Christie

  Mother, Memorable, Thinking

  Agatha Christie (1990). “An autobiography”

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• If necessity is the mother of invention, discontent is the father of progress.

  David Rockefeller

  Mother, Father, Progress

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• And yet the true creator is necessity, which is the mother of invention.

  Aristotle

  Mother, Invention, Creator

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• Necessity is the mother of taking chances.

  Mark Twain

  Inspirational, Mother, Fear

  Mark Twain (2012). “Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations”, p.320, Courier Corporation

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• If necessity is the mother of invention, it's the father of cooperation. And we're cooperating like never before.

  John Ashcroft

  Mother, Father, Cooperation

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• Inventive genius requires pleasurable mental activity as a condition for its vigorous exercise. "Necessity is the mother of invention" is a silly proverb. "Necessity is the mother of futile dodges" is much closer to the truth. The basis of growth of modern invention is science, and science is almost wholly the outgrowth of pleasurable intellectual curiosity.

  Alfred North Whitehead

  Mother, Silly, Exercise

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• I guess they say, "Necessity is the mother of invention" because you have two stark choices when you find yourself in a really desperate situation. You can either fold and cave-in to it or you can become really passionate about getting out of it.

  Viola Davis

  Mother, Two, Desperate Situations

  Source: aalbc.com

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• Inventive genius requires pleasurable mental activity as a condition for its vigorous exercise

  Alfred North Whitehead

  Exercise, Genius, Intellectual Curiosity

  Alfred North Whitehead (1967). “Aims of Education”, p.45, Simon and Schuster

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• Hope, even more than necessity, is the mother of invention.

  Jonathan Sacks

  Mother, Challenges, Inspire

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• If necessity is the mother of invention, conflict is its father.

  Kenneth Kaye

  Mother, Father, Workplace

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• Experiences are everything. And businesses must create experiences that mean something. If necessity is the mother of invention, then vision is the father of innovation.

  Brian Solis

  Mother, Father, Mean

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• It's true that necessity is the mother of invention. But for those of us without fathers, there is a deeper truth - necessity is the mother of self-invention.

  Michael Hainey

  Mother, Father, Self

  Michael Hainey (2014). “After Visiting Friends: A Son's Story”, p.144, Simon and Schuster

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• If necessity is the mother of invention, scientifically developed production is the mother of scientific research.

  Arthur E. Kennelly

  Mother, Science, Research

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• Necessity is the mother of invention. I love solving things like that. Because there wasn't enough memory, thinking of an economical way to make the movements look right was like solving a puzzle, and I had a lot of fun.

  Shigeru Miyamoto

  Mother, Fun, Memories

  "It Started With A Guy In Overalls". Interview with Satoru Iwata, www.nintendo.co.uk.

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• How true is that necessity is the mother of invention, how very true.

  Yann Martel

  Mother, Invention, Very True

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• There's a whole generation of young people who are faced with the so-called 'jobless recovery.' Necessity is the mother of invention. They are out there, all around the world, creating new companies.

  Don Tapscott

  Mother, Recovery, Creating

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