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It frequently happens that two persons, reasoning right on a mechanical subject, think alike and invent the same thing without any communication with each other. ↗

— Oliver Evans

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Necessity, the mother of invention. ↗

— George Farquhar

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If the U.N. didn't exist, we'd be inventing it right now. ↗

— Sam Farr

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This is the patent age of new inventions for killing bodies, and for saving souls. All propagated with the best intentions. ↗

— Lord Byron

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Between 18 and 26 I acted professionally, on the stage and a little bit on television. Acting is okay, but it's quite pressurized. Then I went to England - I wanted to reinvent myself. ↗

— Jane Campion

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A created thing is never invented and it is never true: it is always and ever itself. ↗

— Federico Fellini

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People who've had very unhappy childhoods are pretty good at inventing themselves. If nobody invents you for yourself, nothing is left but to invent yourself for others. ↗

— John le Carre

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America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America. ↗

— Jimmy Carter

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Before 1980, it was basically illegal for U.S. banks to invent new products. ↗

— Scott Cook

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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

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