Quotes about Ingenuity

Why have I not genius to start some new thought? Some thing that will surprise the world?

Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.

The hero is the one with ideas.

When you hit a wall, try to dig a tunnel beneath or fly above!

A sharp stick is better than a blunt sword.

It is possible to draw a straight line with a crooked pencil.

If you're an actor and you don't get cast in stuff a lot, then put together a show or hold play-reading nights at your apartment. Make your own opportunities.

Necessity remains the mother of invention.

Ordinary people pursue money, simple people pursue power, average people pursue fame, but extraordinary people pursue ideas.

I believe that starting any business should be as easy as a 10-year-old starting a lemonade stand.

When he was a boy (Carnegie) back in Scotland, he got hold of a rabbit, a mother rabbit. Presto! He soon had a whole nest of little rabbits and nothing to feed them. But he had a brilliant idea. He told the boys and girls in the neighbourhood that if they would go out and pull enough clover and dandelions to feed the rabbits, he would name the bunnies in their honour. The plan worked like magic.

Whenever there is hard work to be done, I assign it to the laziest man as he is sure to find an easy way of doing it. Be lazy, think crazy.