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Quote by David Rockefeller
If necessity is the mother of invention, discontent is the father

If necessity is the mother of invention, discontent is the father of progress. – David Rockefeller

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Who is not satisfied with himself will grow; who is not sure of his own correctness will learn many things. – Chinese Proverb

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Every thought derives from a thwarted sensation. – E. M. Cioran

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Discontent is the first necessity of progress. – Thomas Alva Edison

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