The physical business of writing is unpleasant to me, but the psychic satisfaction of discharging bad ideas in worse English makes me… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
I've never seen bad drawing destroy a good idea. On the other hand, I've never seen a good drawing save a bad… — Paul Conrad Copy Share Image
It's a very bad idea for scientific conclusions to be accepted because they fit with the political values of a group of… — Philip Kitcher Copy Share Image
In a rising market, enough of your bad ideas will pay off so that you'll never learn that you should have fewer… — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
I think of myself as a bad writer with big ideas, but I'd rather be that than a big writer with bad… — Michael Moorcock Copy Share Image
“I want to take you home! And you, oh you’re really sad-looking, I need to stop looking at you. This is such… — Molly McAdams Copy Share Image
A lot of good ideas are actually bad ideas because, since they sound good, everybody's already doing them. — Edward Boyden Copy Share Image
“The fourth approved approach for the problem of frontally attacking a guarded wormhole was to shoot the officer who suggested it.” — Lois McMaster Bujold Copy Share Image
“While she could hardly fathom what had just happened to her that night, she reached some conclusions before she fell asleep, certain… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The 21st Century should be India's century but from 2004 to 2014 bad ideas and bad actions have affected the country adversely.… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
There was one woman who had a giant sign and on it, it just said, 'America Is Better Than Abortion.' I think… — Eugene Mirman Copy Share Image
“I eventually learned to correct behaviors by having my children recognize and name the problem themselves. Replace “Don’t pull the dog’s ears”… — Dale McGowan Copy Share Image
A manager can have a great idea but if the players don't understand it, or don't follow you, your idea doesn't have… — Pedro Copy Share Image
“Don't you ever get tired of reading?" she asked. "You could hardly be called good company! Don't you know that, with women,… — Italo Calvino Copy Share Image
Lawyers can't tell you you can't do something. They can warn you about risks, and in extreme cases tell you that something… — Bram Cohen Copy Share Image
“Ronin had tried desperately to be smart about it all. He really, really tried. He knew she was absolutely plowed. He knew… — Sibylla Matilde Copy Share Image
“...don’t limit your options to only people who share your interests. You might take a painting class and find that you actually… — Andrew T. Kelly Copy Share Image
“...moral and religious education, and especially the education a child receives at home, where parents are allowed - even expected - to… — Nicholas Humphrey Copy Share Image
The only thing dumber than a Democrat or a Republican is when those pricks work together. You see, in our two-party system,… — Lewis Black Copy Share Image
All I'm arguing for really is that we should have a conversation where the best ideas really thrive, where there's no taboo… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
“Pap said, "Lend me those bolt cutters, Bo" "They're in the back of the Explorer." The old man got out the bolt… — Patrick F. McManus Copy Share Image
“eyes. She felt the changes shimmer across her scales. The hardest part was the extra horns IceWings had around their heads. She… — Tui T. Sutherland Copy Share Image
“Are you kidding me?You come here and use your stupid faerie mojo and then you back away from me ? Is there… — Kiersten White Copy Share Image
“It constantly amazes me that defenders of the free market are expected to offer certainty and perfection while government has only to… — Lawrence W. Reed Copy Share Image
Everything worthwhile is a good idea, but did you ever notice there is more bad ideas that will work than there is… — Will Rogers Copy Share Image
The answer to the question "where do good ideas come from" is always the same, the come from bad ideas. If you… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
I think in general, lines are a bad idea. Especially if they sound like lines. Everyone's immediate reaction is to just kind… — Carly Rae Jepsen Copy Share Image
“This is a bad idea. Remember when we were on TV?” “Yes, Grady got fan mail for a month.” “I did?” “We… — Abigail Roux Copy Share Image
Apparently it was a bad idea to ask Siri What do women want? She has been talking nonstop for the last two… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Big companies have trouble with innovation. Innovation is about bad ideas, or ideas that look like bad ideas. That's the fundamental thing. — Ben Horowitz Copy Share Image
My advice to would-be young authors is to read a lot, write a lot, and not worry about creating a finished product.… — Kevin Henkes Copy Share Image
Always speak out. Even if what you think is a bad idea, always voice it. You never know who you may inspire… — Sussanne Khan Copy Share Image
But I don't understand God. I don't understand how he could see the way people treat one another, and not chalk up… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
A republican stands up in congress and says 'I GOT A REALLY BAD IDEA!!' and the democrat stands up after him and… — Lewis Black Copy Share Image
The survival value of intelligence is that it allows us to extinct a bad idea, before the idea extincts us. — Karl Popper Copy Share Image
Working with people who cause your stomach to churn seems much like marrying for money - probably a bad idea under any… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Anyone who wasn't half-stoned on pain meds would have instantly realized what a really bad idea this plan was, but since that… — Josh Lanyon Copy Share Image
“Why do humans never do as they're told? Someone should replace you all with robots. No, on second though, they shouldn't, bad… — Jonathan Morris Copy Share Image
The idea that cannot be converted into words is a bad idea, and the word that cannot be converted into action is… — Ritu Ghatourey Copy Share Image
“It's bad idea to try to prevent people from knowing their own history. If you want to do anything new you must… — Ernst Hans Josef Gombrich Copy Share Image
