Necessity is the mother of invention,

Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention, but it is the mother of any number of other things as well: sacrifice and monstrosity and metamorphosis. Necessity is the mother of all necessary things, to coin a tautology.

Necessity is the mother of invention.

Necessity is the mother of invention.

Necessity, the mother of invention.

Necessity, the mother of invention.

How true is that necessity is the mother of invention, how very true.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

I don't think necessity is the mother of invention — invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble.

I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention . . . arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble.

[H]ere and now, as always and everywhere, invention is the mother of necessity.

Invention is the mother of all necessities.

Necessity is the mother of invention. I love solving things like that. Because there wasn't enough memory, thinking of an economical way to make the movements look right was like solving a puzzle, and I had a lot of fun.

Well, necessity is the motherfucker of invention, man.