Closest Prior Art

Famous quotes containing the words closest, prior and/or art:

    “Writing books is the closest men ever come to childbearing.”
    —Norman Mailer (b. 1923)

    “To John I owed great obligation;
    But John, unhappily, thought fit
    To publish it to all the nation:
    Sure John and I are more than quit.”
    —Matthew Prior (1664–1721)

    “It is an art apart. Saint Francis of Assisi said—”All saints can do miracles, but few of them can keep hotel.””
    —Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910)