KT Tunstall Quotes

Because we imagine, we can have invention and technology. It's actually play, not necessity, that is the mother of invention.

Necessity may be the mother of invention, but play is certainly the father.

Necessity does everything well.

As a kid, I remember taking apart whatever I could get my hands on.

We must not be afraid to push boundaries; instead, we should leverage our science and our technology, together with our creativity and our curiosity, to solve the world's problems.

I think I have sort of gravitated toward issues that I don't know the answers to, because that's what's more interesting for me to write.

Games shouldn't only be fun. They should teach or spark an interest in other things.

I was always into science fiction as a kid. I loved science and tinkering with things.

Before this DJ thing, I was hopelessly taking things apart to try to figure out how they worked. I'd go mess around with burned-out cars, with my mom's stereo - I was public enemy #1 in my house for that. So my mom noticed that I was interested in this and decided to send me to school so I'd know what I was doing.

I've always had an inquisitive mind about everything from flowers to television sets to motor cars. Always pulled them apart - couldn't put 'em back, but always extremely interested in how things work.

We have to deal with the world as we find it. The world of what it takes to get this done.

I think it's necessary to let kids get bored once in a while - that's how they learn to be creative.

The person that turns over the most rocks wins the game. And that's always been my philosophy.

Older people sit down and ask, 'What is it?' but the boy asks, 'What can I do with it?'.

For as long as I can remember, I have been fascinated by things large and small. I wanted to know what made my watch tick, my radio play, and my house stand. I wanted to know who invented the bottle cap and who designed the bridge. I guess from early on I wanted to be an engineer.

Kids can amuse themselves with almost anything.

People are fascinated by space flight. It makes them interested in science, gets them asking questions and motivates them.

I perceive myself as rather uninhibited, with a certain mathematical facility and more interest in the broad aspect of a problem than the delicate nuances. I am more interested in discovering what is over the next rise than in assiduously cultivating the beautiful garden close at hand.

Invention is the mother of necessity.

I remember doing my mosaics or being in my little hiding place behind the couch snooping. I'd get bored sometimes, of course, but I think that's good for a kid, because it forces you to be creative.

I love the new technology. New things give you a reason to want to go to the studio. New challenges mean you have to keep up, you know?

Successful creative adults seem to combine the wide-ranging exploration and openness we see in children with the focus and discipline we see in adults.

What is the intersection between technology, art and science? Curiosity and wonder, because it drives us to explore, because we're surrounded by things we can't see.

Don't try to 'fix' the child's boredom - rather, let the child find his or her inner resources.

I'd rather have a search engine or a compiler on a deserted island than a game.