Quotes tagged ‘Ideas’

“A deserted library in the morning—there's something about it that really gets to me. All possible words and ideas are there, resting quietly.”

— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com

“The point here isn’t necessarily that you genuinely think there’s a disconnect; it’s to name what’s happening and let her know that you see it, which may make her less inclined to do it.”

— Alison Green, askamanager.org

“No great idea in its beginning can ever be within the law. How can it be within the law? The law is stationary. The law is fixed. The law is a chariot wheel which binds us all regardless of conditions or place or time.”

— Emma Goldman, amazon.com

“Just because you have an idea does not mean you know how to properly execute it. Ideas are ingredients. Only a real mother knows how to prepare them.”

— Brad Falchuk, Ryan Murphy, Elektra Abundance, Dominique Jackson, imdb.com

“Ideas are everywhere, but knowledge is rare.”

— Thomas Sowell, amazon.com

“The application of force alone, without support based on a spiritual concept, can never bring about the destruction of an idea or arrest the propagation of it, unless one is ready and able to ruthlessly to exterminate the last upholders of that idea even to a man, and also wipe out any tradition whi…”

— Adolf Hitler, amazon.com

“The idea is the easy part.”

— Casey Neistat, thoughtcatalog.com

“Peggy, just think about it. Deeply. Then forget it. And an idea will jump up in your face.”

— Tom Palmer, Matthew Weiner, Don Draper, Jon Hamm, imdb.com

“If anybody laughs at your idea, view it as a sign of potential success!”

— Jim Rogers, amazon.com

“I try to seek out and surround myself with people who just percolate fresh, original, and creative ideas.”

— Martha Stewart, inc.com

“What I've learned is that if you really want to be successful at something, you'll find that you put the time in. You won't just ask somebody if it's a good idea, you'll go figure out if it's a good idea.”

— Mark Cuban, books.google.com

“I don’t go in for ancient wisdom. I don’t believe just cos ideas are tenacious it means they’re worthy.”

— Tim Minchin, brandongaille.com

“A famous bon mot asserts that opinions are like arse-holes, in that everyone has one. There is great wisdom in this… but I would add that opinions differ significantly from arse-holes, in that yours should be constantly and thoroughly examined. We must think critically, and not just about the ideas…”

— Tim Minchin, goodreads.com

“Can we tolerate this kind of freedom of speech which flagrantly contravenes the principles of our constitution?”

— Deng Xiaoping, amazon.com

“My job is to listen to ideas, maybe cook up a few of my own, and make decisions based on what's good for the shareholders and for the company.”

— Phil Knight, inc.com

“It's time for you folks to sharpen your pencils, and you better come back with one Traci Lords of an idea. And if you need that fucking defined, here it is: a barely legal, market-dominating, brilliant cocksucker of an idea.”

— Brian Koppelman, David Levien, Mike "Wags" Wagner, David Costabile, imdb.com

“I never know if anything I’ve created is good, but I know I’m done when I give up looking for other ideas.”

— Seymour Chwast, amazon.com

“I am passionate about tea, running, the idea that we are bound only by the limits of our imaginations, and maple syrup.”

— Misha Collins, inspiringquotes.us

“A lesson to learn is to protect your dignity and self-worth as a creator. A lot of people want to buy it, and some may offer a high price tag, but once it’s gone, you can’t get it back.”

— Sam Sykes, twitter.com

“At first I felt the same, but sometimes the best idea needs to be a bad idea.”

— Zander Lehmann, Alex Cole, Tommy Dewey, imdb.com