Quotes about ideas
ideas breaking-rules young
It is a good idea to obey all the rules when you're young just so you'll have the strength to break them when you're old. Mark Twain
ideas world curious
The slowness of one section of the world about adopting the valuable ideas of another section of it is a curious thing and unaccountable.
ideas literature unions
Wit is the sudden marriage of ideas which before their union were not perceived to have any relation.
ideas glasses giving
There is no such thing as a new idea. It is impossible. We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort of mental kaleidoscope. We give them a turn and they make new and curious combinations. We keep on turning and making new combinations indefinitely; but they are the same old pieces of colored glass that have been in use through all the ages.
ideas gone ive-learned
One of the things I've learned is never to horde ideas, because either they are not so relevant or they've gone stale. Whatever it is, pour it out. Mary Quant
ideas jeans t-shirt
I loathe the idea of going onstage in a T-shirt and jeans. Martin Gore
ideas two humans
I like the idea of not everything happening between two human beings to be everyone's property. Martin Freeman
ideas common-sense trying
I read, I study, I examine, I listen, I reflect, and out of all of this I try to form an idea into which I put as much common sense as I can. Marquis de Lafayette
ideas inspire crime
It is certainly no crime to depict the bizarre ideas that nature inspires. Marquis de Sade
ideas religion forgiving
The idea of God is the sole wrong for which I cannot forgive mankind.
ideas evil soul
Crime is the soul of lust. What would pleasure be if it were not accompanied by crime? It is not the object of debauchery that excites us, rather the idea of evil.
ideas people trust-me
If new ideas are the lifeblood of any thriving organisation-and, trust me, they are-managers must learn to revere, not merely tolerate, the people who come up with those ideas. Mark McCormack
ideas way enough
No dance has ever turned out the way I thought it would, because I trust enough that I can start something with some ideas and then it takes itself somewhere. Mark Morris
ideas competition congress
A competition of the best ideas - that should be what Congress is about. Mark McKinnon
ideas fans odd
I'm a huge fan of the Rod Serling sci-fi, where they could take the most odd and enormous ideas but ground them in something very human. Mark Millar
ideas retrospect firsts
When I first heard about Y Combinator, it was one of those ideas that just seemed forehead-slappingly obvious. Good ideas often do, in retrospect. Mark Fletcher
ideas icons superhero
The superhero genre speaks to a vast swath of humanity these days, and studios are in the business of constantly renewing their money-printing licenses. I sense we're nearing a saturation point with some of these icons, where it becomes more about the action figures and Happy Meals than it does the mythological heartbeat of the core ideas. Mark Frost
ideas long important
Journalism has been very important for me - for a long time I made my living as a journalist, and it also serves as a source of ideas. Many of the things I have written I would not have written without the experience of being a journalist. Mario Vargas Llosa
ideas survival important
With fame, you know, you can read about yourself, somebody else's ideas about you, but what's important is how you feel about yourself - for survival and living day to day with what comes up. Marilyn Monroe
ideas new-orleans mardi-gras
Ozzy Osbourne and Motley Crue in New Orleans on Mardi Gras = bad idea! Nikki Sixx
ideas design bags
I never liked the idea of bags. I would say, "Why do so many of my friends spend so much money on these bloody bags?" But once I started designing them, I was completely hooked. There are all of these blogs about bags. It's a whole other industry, and I'm really excited to be a part of it. Nicola Formichetti
ideas people lovely
Ever since the Beatles, the concept of lovable mop tops, it's a bit of a fantasy, but it's a lovely idea that people make wonderful music and live a wonderful life being friends together. Sadly, life isn't quite like that. Nick Mason
ideas america years
America, 5 years after this brutal attack, is testament that a Nation conceived in liberty and equality will endure. It is a triumph of millions of Americans but it is also the triumph of an idea larger than any one person, larger than any one nation. Nick Rahall
ideas off-the-beaten-path laughing
To really be on stage and not know what you're going to say, and to be able to say something that makes people laugh, or do something that's sort of abstract or off the beaten path and have people connect to it by just putting your ideas together, that really makes me happy. Mary Lynn Rajskub
ideas interesting curious
Inherited ideas are a curious thing, and interesting to observe and examine.
ideas my-own
A better idea than my own is to listen.
ideas people dying
Once you decide that you're going to have the death of Spock, then how does that affect the other people? Why is it there? I got a lot of stick from a lot of people from the very beginning about the idea of killing Spock. Somebody said, "You can't kill him." And I said, "Sure you can; the only question is whether you do it well." Nicholas Meyer
ideas laptops selling
I'm not good at selling laptops. I'm good at selling ideas. Nicholas Negroponte
ideas advice training
My advice to graduates is to do anything except what you are trained for. Take that training to a place where it is out of place and stimulate ideas, shake up establishments, and don't take no for an answer.
ideas common bigs
The ability to make big leaps of thought is a common denominator among the originators of breakthrough ideas.
ideas lasts best-thing-that-ever-happened-to-me
You have no idea how much the last few days have meant to me," I began. "Meeting you has been the best thing that's ever happened to me. Nicholas Sparks
ideas next plot
Working on the plot/story idea for my next novel ... It always takes time.
ideas months easy
Really good original ideas are very hard to come up with. Good ideas - easy. Really good, original ideas - it can take months.