#invention

As the archaeology of our thought easily shows, man is an invention of recent date. And one perhaps nearing its end. ↗

— Michel Foucault

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I see architecture not as Gropius did, as a moral venture, as truth, but as invention, in the same way that poetry or music or painting is invention. ↗

— Michael Graves

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It is the genius of our Constitution that under its shelter of enduring institutions and rooted principles there is ample room for the rich fertility of American political invention. ↗

— Lyndon B. Johnson

#ample #constitution #enduring #fertility #genius

I think software patents are a bad idea. Many patents are given for trivial inventions. ↗

— Larry Wall

#bad idea #given #i #i think #idea

In other words, what is supposedly found is an invention whose inventor is unaware of his act of invention, who considers it as something that exists independently of him; the invention then becomes the basis of his world view and actions. ↗

— Paul Watzlawick

#actions #basis #becomes #considers #exists

A guilty conscience is the mother of invention. ↗

— Carolyn Wells

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Science fiction readers probably have the gene for novelty, and seem to enjoy a cascade of invention as much as a writer enjoys providing one. ↗

— Walter Jon Williams

#enjoy #enjoys #fiction #gene #invention

I think the two greatest inventions in the history of mankind are the remote control and the fingernail clipper. Now, if someone could just combine those two, I’d be very eager to clip my nails from across the room. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#funny #invention #surreal #funny

As a child, my mother told me lots of fairy stories, many her own invention. She, too, tended to reverse the norm. ↗

— Tanith Lee

#fairy #her #invention #lots #many

I always find myself stopping to write down ideas of things I'd like to make from computer hardware items to things new moms need - inventions to share with others to make their lives more fun or interesting or easy. ↗

— Lisa Loeb

#computer #down #easy #find #fun