Ingenuity, not imitation, is the mother of progress.

Ingenuity, not imitation, is the mother of progress.

Ingenuity Quotes

Some people use one half their ingenuity to get into debt, and the other half to avoid paying it.

Some people use one half their ingenuity to get into debt, and the other half to avoid paying it.

Ingenuity is the ability to see a solution no one else can see.

Ingenuity is the ability to see a solution no one else can see.

To disclose too much of one’s inventions and achievements is one and the same thing as to give up the fruit of one’s ingenuity.

To disclose too much of one’s inventions and achievements is one and the same thing as to give up the fruit of one’s ingenuity.

Ingenuity, in the real world, comes from asking a question that's been overlooked.

Ingenuity, in the real world, comes from asking a question that's been overlooked.

Anywhere the struggle is great, the level of ingenuity and inventiveness is high.

Anywhere the struggle is great, the level of ingenuity and inventiveness is high.

Innovation comes out of great human ingenuity and very personal passions.

Innovation comes out of great human ingenuity and very personal passions.

Ingenuity, like electricity, flows along the path of least resistance.

Ingenuity, like electricity, flows along the path of least resistance.

No problem of human making is too great to be overcome by human ingenuity, human energy, and the untiring hope of the human spirit.

No problem of human making is too great to be overcome by human ingenuity, human energy, and the untiring hope of the human spirit.

Ingenuity is the mother of invention, and the father is necessity.

Ingenuity is the mother of invention, and the father is necessity.

Without subtle ingenuity of mind, one cannot make certain of the truth of their reports.

Without subtle ingenuity of mind, one cannot make certain of the truth of their reports.

Beauty and ingenuity beat perfection hands down, every time.

Beauty and ingenuity beat perfection hands down, every time.

Ingenuity, creativity, and resourcefulness are the building blocks of progress.

Ingenuity, creativity, and resourcefulness are the building blocks of progress.

Ingenuity requires creativity.

Ingenuity requires creativity.

The self cannot be escaped, but it can be, with ingenuity and hard work, distracted.

The self cannot be escaped, but it can be, with ingenuity and hard work, distracted.

Ingenuity, plus courage, plus work, equals miracles.

Ingenuity, plus courage, plus work, equals miracles.

I like challenges that test your ingenuity.

I like challenges that test your ingenuity.

Lying stimulates one’s imagination and ingenuity.

Lying stimulates one’s imagination and ingenuity.

I continue to believe that the American people have a love-hate relationship with inflation. They hate inflation but love everything that causes it.

I continue to believe that the American people have a love-hate relationship with inflation. They hate inflation but love everything that causes it.