Inventions are like babies. They are born out of a need and then they grow and mature with a lot of love, care and support. In honor of National Inventors Month, we have gathered some inspiring quotes from famous inventors that will motivate you to keep pushing boundaries and pursuing your inventions no matter what challenges come your way. From Thomas Edison to Steve Jobs, these quotes will remind you that being an inventor is both challenging and rewarding.

The best inventor quotes

1. The public values the invention more than the inventor does. The inventor knows there is much more and better where this came from. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

2. Most inventors and engineers I’ve met are like me. They’re shy and they live in their heads. The very best of them are artists. And artists work best alone… — Steve Wozniak

3. No one is an inventor in the fashion business. Designers recreate fashion. — Tommy Hilfiger

4. Bloody instructions, which, being taught, return to plague the inventor. — William Shakespeare

5. Only an inventor knows how to borrow, and every man is or should be an inventor. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

6. Learning how to keep track of inventory and cash flow and creating an income statement and a balance sheet are great skills to learn for managing existing businesses. — Steve Blank

7. You need to do an inventory of yourself to discover your calling and purpose — Sunday Adelaja

8. The gross size of our talent inventories is less important than the net use of our talents? — Neal A. Maxwell

9. Time is the only commodity we deal with which cannot be counterfeited, stolen or placed in inventory. Remember, time is irreplaceable. — Zig Ziglar

10. Only an inventor knows how to borrow, and every man is or should be an inventor. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

11. The public values the invention more than the inventor does. The inventor knows there is much more and better where this came from. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

12. If you don’t take inventory of your blessings, ingratitude will try to steal them from you. — Matshona Dhliwayo

13. Every inventor is a crackpot until his idea succeeds. — Mark Twain

14. The gross size of our talent inventories is less important than the net use of our talents? — Neal A. Maxwell

15. Blessings be the inventor of the alphabet, pen and printing press! Life would be––to me in all events––a terrible thing without books. — L.M. Montgomery

16. The inventor tries to meet the demand of a crazy civilization. — Thomas A

17. The inventor tries to meet the demand of a crazy civilization. — Thomas A

18. I hope all of us may eventually be together in everlasting peace and bliss––except the inventor of the # telephone . — Mark Twain

19. Don’t sell based on inventory. Inventory based on who you want to sell. — Richie Norton

20. The inventor of The plow did more good than The maker of The first rosary–because, say what you will, plowing is better than praying. — Robert Green Ingersoll

21. Only an inventor knows how to borrow, and every man is or should be an inventor. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

22. Taking inventory of mental assets and liabilities, you will discover that your greatest weakness is lack of self–confidence. — Napoleon Hill

23. Innovation is the creation and delivery of new customer value in the marketplace. — Michael J. Gelb, Innovate Like Edison: The Success System of America’s Greatest Inventor

24. Always take an inventory of your life — Sunday Adelaja

25. If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true really is true, then there would be little hope for advance. — Orville Wright, American Inventor and Aviation Pioneer

26. Very learned women are to be found, in the same manner as female warriors but they are seldom or ever inventors. — Voltaire

27. Very learned women are to be found, in the same manner as female warriors but they are seldom or ever inventors. — Voltaire

28. Most inventors and engineers I’ve met are like me. They’re shy and they live in their heads. The very best of them are artists. And artists work best alone… — Steve Wozniak

29. Very learned women are to be found, in the same manner as female warriors but they are seldom or ever inventors. — Voltaire

30. The inventor of The plow did more good than The maker of The first rosary–because, say what you will, plowing is better than praying. — Robert Green Ingersoll

31. Every inventor is a crackpot until his idea succeeds. — Mark Twain

32. Let the public throw bouquets to the inventors and in time we will all be happy. — Thomas A

33. I hope all of us may eventually be together in everlasting peace and bliss––except the inventor of the # telephone . — Mark Twain

34. Take inventory of yourself, see if any remnants of fear are standing in your way. Then you may grow… because nothing, absolutely nothing, can stand in your way. — Napoleon Hill

35. You need to do an inventory of yourself to discover your calling and purpose — Sunday Adelaja

36. People talk of me as being the inventor of the legal thriller. — Scott Turow

37. The inventor tries to meet the demand of a crazy civilization. — Thomas A

38. Most inventors and engineers I’ve met are like me. They’re shy and they live in their heads. The very best of them are artists. And artists work best alone… — Steve Wozniak

39. Don’t sell based on inventory. Inventory based on who you want to sell. — Richie Norton

40. One must be an inventor to read well. There is then creative reading as well as creative writing. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

41. No one is an inventor in the fashion business. Designers recreate fashion. — Tommy Hilfiger

42. Nothing in nature is that even — man is the inventor of straight edges.

43. Ab Americo Inventore …quasi Americi terram sive AmericamFrom Amerigo the discoverer …as if it were the land of Americus, thus America. — Martin Waldseemüller

44. In America the geography is sublime, but the men are not; the inventions are excellent, but the inventors one is sometimes ashamed of. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

45. People talk of me as being the inventor of the legal thriller. — Scott Turow

46. In America the geography is sublime, but the men are not; the inventions are excellent, but the inventors one is sometimes ashamed of. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

47. Time is the only commodity we deal with which cannot be counterfeited, stolen or placed in inventory. Remember, time is irreplaceable. — Zig Ziglar

48. You know, you really don’t need a forensics team to get to the bottom of this. If you guys were the inventors of Facebook, you’d have invented Facebook. — Mark Zuckerberg

49. I’d like to be an inventor, as they look at the world in a different way and find solutions for making it better. — Neil Jackson

50. Ab Americo Inventore …quasi Americi terram sive AmericamFrom Amerigo the discoverer …as if it were the land of Americus, thus America. — Martin Waldseemüller

Conclusion

As an inventor, you have the ability to change the world. Whether you’re inventing a new product or service, or simply looking to make a difference, the power of invention is incredibly important. With the right frame of mind and creativity, anything is possible. So remember these inspiring quotes about inventors and let them guide you on your journey.