Good ideas Quotes · Page 8

A poor idea well written is more likely to be accepted than a good idea poorly written

— Isaac

If you have a good idea, open your mouth and say something else.

— Keith Johnstone

Reciprocating oral sex is, in general, a very good idea!

— Mallory Ortberg

“Don’t mistake assertiveness or eloquence for good ideas.”

— Susan Cain

Good ideas, as we have seen, are not always well received, especially if there are too many of them.

— Meredith Belbin

“Good ideas don’t stand a chance against good bureaucracy.”

— Hiroshi Sakurazaka

We shouldn't be looking for heroes, we should be looking for good ideas.

— Anonymous

You see a lot of good ideas or well-written scripts that are bad ideas.

— John McTiernan

It is a good idea to obey all the rules when you're young just so you'll have the strength to break them…

— Mark Twain

You can't reduce lactic acid, but you can increase your tolerance to it. I do this through running or cycling, but it's…

— Deborah Bull

My favorite thing is to be naked, which is why I always live in remote areas. My ideal is to wake in…

— Daryl Hannah

“During intellectual droughts one shower of good ideas can cause a flash-flood to wash away the roads your habits travel.”

— Bryant McGill

“The time for miracles has either passed or not come yet, besides, miracles, genuine miracles, whatever people say, are not such a…

— José Saramago

Progress-progress is the dirtiest word in the language-who ever told us- And made us believe it-that to take a step forward was…

— Edna St. Vincent Millay

I've long ago learned that if an idea will stand on its own, it'll stand having the light shone on it. But…

— John Fogerty

If you've got a good idea and you're willing to do whatever it takes to pursue it, keep your head up and…

— Paula Deen

I prefer people to disagree with me because I really don't think I'm smart enough to know what all the answers are…

— Rob Manfred

Another Quarter Pounder sometimes seems like a good idea- but I always regret later. Only in hindsight do we see how God…

— Christopher Ruddy

Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous impatience. Once implemented they can be easily overturned…

— Hyman Rickover

Most of the time, the songs have jokes in them, little sarcastic things, or purposely kitsch or something. So that's going along…

— Paul Simon

With directors, some have a kind of in-built ability to just know how to work with actors and get the best out…

— Paddy Considine

Don't wait for success, but for the respect and interest of those who read you. At the start it could be a…

— Dacia Maraini

“Progress is unstoppable. It is a drumbeat to which we must all march. Technology helps and good ideas spread - these are…

— Yann Martel

“He had been very keen on Esperanto, which had seemed an absurd eccentricity at the time but now Ursula thought it might…

— Kate Atkinson

With God's help, I've not had a drink in nine and a half years. That's my whole story right there. And because…

— Ringo Starr

“I worry that there are people who are put in positions of authority because they’re good talkers, but they don’t have good…

— Susan Cain

If you hear a good idea, capture it; write it down. Don't trust your memory. Then on a cold wintry evening, go…

— Jim Rohn

Margaret [Hodge] is obviously entitled to do what she wishes to do. I would ask her to think for a moment, a…

— Jeremy Corbyn

Rolling all of your debts into a single loan is a good idea - in theory. In fact, it can be a…

— Jean Chatzky

I realised all the good ideas were taken before I was even born.

— Jeff Kinney

Good ideas come from everywhere. It's more important to recognize a good idea than to author it.

— Jeanne Gang

To the artist, the Book of Genesis is an account of six days in which God suggested some really good ideas.

— Robert Breault

Unlicensed hooch from a stranger in a parking lot. Good idea? Yes, of course it is.

— Anthony Bourdain

Working in lock-step simply isn't a good idea. Never has been, never will be.

— Linus Torvalds

“Good ideas come with a heavy burden. Which is why so few people have them. So few people can handle it.”

— Hugh MacLeod

“Skinny-dipping is like Paris. It's always a good idea.”

— Rebecca Paula

If you want to have good ideas you must have many ideas.

— Linus Pauling

You should have an investment thesis that essentially says why you think this is potentially a good idea.

— Reid Hoffman

It took like 5 hours to complete my virgin Mary. I was raised Catholic and it seemed like a good idea.

— The Rev

It's a good idea to have a break, to let your mind rest and so you can start to cultivate ideas.

— Rob Delaney