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)