The difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, but in escaping from the old ones. — John Maynard Keynes Copy Share Image
The 20th century was a test bed for big ideas - fascism, communism, the atomic bomb. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
“This country prides itself on freedom of the press and went to war with England because you wanted religious freedom” — Lin Wilder Copy Share Image
Suffice it to say, there are some very big ideas in Prometheus and, therefore, it covers a very vast expanse of time. — Damon Lindelof Copy Share Image
The most powerful force in the world is a big idea- if it is the hands of a great entrepreneur. — Bill Drayton Copy Share Image
There is no accountability today... no willingness to focus on big ideas. — Michael Bloomberg Copy Share Image
Big ideas are so hard to recognize, so fragile, so easy to kill. don't forget that, all of you who don't have… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I always tell people that revelling in big ideas for me is kind of like an antidote to existential angst. — Jason Silva Copy Share Image
Leaders must pick causes they won't abandon easily, remain committed despite setbacks, and communicate their big ideas over and over again in… — Rosabeth Moss Kanter Copy Share Image
In pursuit of pragmatic, big ideas like universal pre-k, progressives are more than willing to talk about entitlement reforms that don't hurt… — Neera Tanden Copy Share Image
Up to that time I never realized that I possessed any particular gift of discovery, but Lord Rayleigh, whom I always considered… — Nikola Tesla Copy Share Image
Big ideas come from forward thinking people who challenge the norm, think outside the box, and invent the world they see inside… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
You know that Vince Russo... when Russo and I agreed to work together, one of his big ideas was that he wanted… — Eric Bischoff Copy Share Image
It's very useful to have a good grasp of all the big ideas in hard and soft science. A, it gives perspective.… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
The real leaders of tomorrow are already working on the next big idea, the one that will drive growth into future. They're… — Roger Enrico Copy Share Image
I always played around with writing songs, but when you're spending a lot of time in bars, you have a lot of… — Dave Gahan Copy Share Image
“Everything in life, except her kids, made her impatient. She had tried to do a million things. She'd wanted to be a… — Miriam Toews Copy Share Image
I think the greatest thing we give each other is encouragement...knowing that I'm talking to someone in this mentoring relationship who's interested… — Anne Sweeney Copy Share Image
Most people with a big idea, great talent and/or something to say don't get lucky at first. Or second. Or even third.… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Now, ideas are the raw material of progress. Everything first takes shape in the form of an idea. But an idea itself… — B. C. Forbes Copy Share Image
It was Friday, July 24, 1992, when I stepped on the train. Every year I think of it. I see it as… — Ayaan Hirsi Ali Copy Share Image
Big ideas don't make them selves known as big. They begin with the little, ridiculous ideas that most people would discard or… — Wolfgang Tillmans Copy Share Image
The only big ideas I've ever had came from daydreaming, but modern life keeps people from daydreaming. Every moment of the day… — Paul MacCready Copy Share Image
It's true that I have a strong social sensibility, because - bah, because I raised thre children on my own, and I… — Marine Le Pen Copy Share Image
Not a fan of people who retreat from ambition big ideas and defining moments. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“People that love quotes are those short on time, but long on big ideas.” — Bruce Edwin Copy Share Image
Nobody ever arrives at a very big idea through a conscious, rational thought process. It comes from your unconscious. — David Ogilvy Copy Share Image
The American people are going to be ready for an era of realism. Theyve seen the consequences of having too many big… — James Carville Copy Share Image
Believe in something larger than yourself ... to get involved in some of the big ideas of our time. — Barbara Bush Copy Share Image
Believe in something larger than yourself... get involved in the big ideas of your time. — Barbara Bush Copy Share Image
My novels are high concept. I guess big ideas interest me more than, say, the minutiae of domestic life. — Scarlett Thomas Copy Share Image
Big thoughts are fun to romanticize, but it's many small insights coming together that bring big ideas into the world. — Scott Berkun Copy Share Image
I don't have big ideas. I sometimes have small ideas, which seem to work out. — Matt Mullenweg Copy Share Image
Once the mind has been expanded by a big idea, it will never go back to its original state. — Thomas Carlyle Copy Share Image
You may live in an unknown small village, but if you have big ideas, the world will come and find you! — Mehmet Murat Ildan Copy Share Image
I don't like to talk about big ideas until I start formally working on it. — John Wilson Copy Share Image
I dream of a Digital India where the world looks to India for the next Big Idea. — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
“But if you have big ideas you have to use big words to express them, haven't you?” — L.M. Montgomery Copy Share Image
“Don’t bother getting out of bed. The world is crowded enough without you and your big ideas.” — Pamela August Russell Copy Share Image
