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Quotes about Invention

Man can create nothing which he does not first conceive in thought.
— Napoleon Hill
Edison concentrated upon the work of harmonizing natural laws
— Napoleon Hill
Watches have watch makers, paintings have painters, designs have designers, and creation has a creator
— Tony Evans
If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.
— Carl Sagan
A tool is but the extension of a man's hand, and a machine is but a complex tool. He that invents a machine augments the power of a man and the well being of mankind.
— Henry Ward Beecher
God forgives those who invent what they need.
— Ayn Rand
Adam was the only man who, when he said a good thing, knew that nobody had said it before him.
— Mark Twain
Warfare ... is just an invention, older and more widespread than the jury system, but none the less an invention.
— Margaret Mead
Paying attention to what nourishes and stimulates your heart, soul, and imagination leads to listening to your instincts. In turn, listening to your instincts jump-starts the process of creating the fabric of your destiny. Like a designer sewing a garment, you take the vision within you and bring it to life in a suit to be worn for your next season of life. You are instinctively best at inventing what is in your inventory!
— Bishop TD Jakes
I spend my money on my props and my creations. I'm an inventor.
— Lady Gaga
Humanism was not invented by man, but by a snake who suggested that the quest for autonomy might be a good idea.
— RC Sproul
A man who has not enough originality to think out a new title for his book will be much less capable of giving it new contents.
— Arthur Schopenhauer