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Quote by Francis Picabia
A new gadget that lasts only five minutes is worth more than an im

A new gadget that lasts only five minutes is worth more than an immortal work that bores everyone. – Francis Picabia

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The guns and bombs, the rockets and the warships, all are symbols of human failure. – Lyndon B. Johnson

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Inventing, Inventions

We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity — gunpowder and romantic love. – Andre Maurois

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Inventing, Inventions

I dont mind occasionally having to reinvent a wheel; I dont even mind using someones reinvented wheel occasionally. But it helps a lot if it is symmetric, contains no fewer than ten sides, and has the axle centered. I do tire of trapezoidal wheels with offset axles. – Joseph Newcomer

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