Necessity Is The Mother Of Invention Quotes by Yann Martel, Viola Davis, Kenneth Kaye, Mark Twain, Don Tapscott, Shigeru Miyamoto and many others.

How true is that necessity is the mother of invention, how very true.
I guess they say, “Necessity is the mother of invention” because you have two stark choices when you find yourself in a really desperate situation. You can either fold and cave-in to it or you can become really passionate about getting out of it.
If necessity is the mother of invention, conflict is its father.
Necessity is the mother of taking chances.
There’s a whole generation of young people who are faced with the so-called ‘jobless recovery.’ Necessity is the mother of invention. They are out there, all around the world, creating new companies.
Necessity is the mother of invention. I love solving things like that. Because there wasn’t enough memory, thinking of an economical way to make the movements look right was like solving a puzzle, and I had a lot of fun.

Hope, even more than necessity, is the mother of invention.
And yet the true creator is necessity, which is the mother of invention.
If necessity is the mother of invention, scientifically developed production is the mother of scientific research.
If necessity is the mother of invention, it’s the father of cooperation. And we’re cooperating like never before.
If necessity is the mother of invention, discontent is the father of progress.
Inventive genius requires pleasurable mental activity as a condition for its vigorous exercise

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.