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 (1890 - 1976), An Autobiography1, 1977
The best way to predict the future is to invent it.
Alan Kay
An inventor is simply a fellow who doesn't take his education too seriously.
Charles F. Kettering (1876 - 1958)
We are more ready to try the untried when what we do is inconsequential. Hence the fact that many inventions had their birth as toys.
Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)
Getting caught is the mother of invention.
Robert Byrne
To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.
Thomas A. Edison (1847 - 1931)
Invention is the mother of necessity.
Thorstein Veblen (1857 - 1929)
