Quotes on Great Inventions

There is no great invention, from fire to flying, which has not been hailed as an insult to some god.

To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.

Markets are designed to allow individuals to look after their private needs and to pursue profit. It's really a great invention, and I wouldn't underestimate the value of that. But they're not designed to take care of social needs.

Of all my inventions, I liked the phonograph best

I do not think you can name many great inventions that have been made by married men.

Writing, the art of communicating thoughts to the mind through the eye, is the great invention of the world.

I find out what the world needs. Then I go ahead and try to invent it