I've never had any idea that what I like would resonate with the audience, and I'm pleasantly surprised when it does. — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
My dad's idea of punishment was to dress me up in all green to disguise me as grass, and then throw me… — Bryan Callen Copy Share Image
General Grant had no fixed plan of campaign beyond the general idea to avoid the strong defensive line occupied by General Lee… — James Longstreet Copy Share Image
Anyone can dream up great ideas, but an idea is nothing until it's realized, be it as a website, a physical product,… — Jens Martin Skibsted Copy Share Image
Getting anything off the ground is going to require a little bit of risk. That risk starts with sharing the idea. — Max Carver Copy Share Image
Maybe it has something to do with turning 30. I don't feel as shy or nervous or self-conscious. I have more confidence… — Michelle Williams Copy Share Image
Somehow, the French got this idea of the starving artist. Very romantic, except it's not so romantic for the starving artist. — David Lynch Copy Share Image
In a way, Strandbeests have turned into migration animals, and the step counter gives them an idea of where they are. While… — Theo Jansen Copy Share Image
For people of color - especially African Americans - the idea that racist cops might frame members of their community is no… — Tim Wise Copy Share Image
The concept of even having fans is still kind of weird to me. I really just feel like a filmmaker that is… — Neill Blomkamp Copy Share Image
For a decade, makers of AIDS medicines had rejected the idea of lowering prices in poor countries for fear of eroding profits… — Barton Gellman Copy Share Image
In the aftermath of 9/11 and in the build-up to the invasion of Iraq, few questioned the idea that the United States… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
The truth about filmmaking is you have all these ideas and you're trying to convince everybody that they should buy into this… — Gavid Hood Copy Share Image
I grew up in a working-class Catholic family in south Louisiana. I went to a state university. I taught literature, wrote a… — Nic Pizzolatto Copy Share Image
“I had this idea we would have ordered some good champagne, launched toast after toast to our humanity, which after all had… — Ellen Ullman Copy Share Image
A label's typical plan would be to put something out that's safer and get fans, and then push buttons, but my idea… — Kacey Musgraves Copy Share Image
Go build it. If you really believe in something, you should just build it. If you love it, it won’t feel like… — Kevin Rose Copy Share Image
I just fell in love with his music. I thought Yanni was Japanese. I didn't have any idea what a Yanni was.… — Linda Evans Copy Share Image
When you're casting a show, you have your idea of who you want it to be, and of course, those are going… — Michaela Watkins Copy Share Image
I think everyone is forgetting what plastic surgery is for - if you have a face-eating tumour, lose a breast or are… — Sally Phillips Copy Share Image
Success has affected my self-definition in that I have more money. Writers pooh-pooh that idea, but it's a huge deal. — Mary Karr Copy Share Image
The sheeplike nature of travel - being on a beach with thousands of other people is not my idea of fun. I… — Diana Quick Copy Share Image
I've frowned at the idea of breaking records, the first one to do something, or do it longer, higher, more difficult. — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
Anytime you can be a part of something that hopefully tries to make a cultural contribution, I love the idea of that. — Matthew Settle Copy Share Image
Dismissing socialization and gender roles as piddling compared to this amorphous idea of 'maternal imperative' is part of the reason progress is… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
The idea of some people being less than people is poison to any society and needs to be named as such in… — Richard Flanagan Copy Share Image
Modern society has evolved to the point where we counter the old-fashioned fatalism surrounding the word 'cancer' by embracing the idea of… — Abraham Verghese Copy Share Image
Anytime there is a Bigfoot show, where they supposedly have recordings of him, I am watching. I love the idea of Bigfoot.… — Allen Covert Copy Share Image
I've been a huge animation fan since I was a kid, so the idea of seeing my characters in full motion on… — Noelle Stevenson Copy Share Image
There are two types of collector, I think. There are those who are quite academic, and get into the archaeology of finding… — Adam Clayton Copy Share Image
No one's ever done what AC/DC did out of anywhere, really. Conquered the world, mate, that was the idea from the start.… — Phil Rudd Copy Share Image
This idea that a book can either be about character and feeling, or about politics and idea, is just a false binary.… — Richard Powers Copy Share Image
In Punjab, we have a friendly environment and whoever gets a story idea, we discuss it openly and work jointly towards it. — Diljit Dosanjh Copy Share Image
That's one of the things I love about entrepreneurship is that if you see something that you don't like - and if… — Jason Calacanis Copy Share Image
I'm not saying I don't ever improvise because I do that quite a lot, especially with other people, but generally I've got… — Thighpaulsandra Copy Share Image
I think that the thing that is really strong with 'The Hunger Games' is just that it comes from a very strong… — Francis Lawrence Copy Share Image
In order to achieve a true understanding of string theory, some new idea will be required, and most likely, some break with… — David Gross Copy Share Image
I really like the idea of M.L.S. teams like D.C. playing in international cup competitions like the Copa Sudamericana, especially when you're… — Jozy Altidore Copy Share Image
My background really comes from geekdom and the idea of building a smart machine. If we're going to build a smart machine,… — Brewster Kahle Copy Share Image
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