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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If you build a better mousetrap, you will catch better mice. – George Gobel

Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought. – Albert Gyorgyi

I am proud of the fact that I never invented weapons to kill. – Thomas Alva Edison

Today every invention is received with a cry of triumph which soon turns into a cry of fear. – Bertolt Brecht

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