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

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

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

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