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title: "7 Comes Ideas Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Comes Ideas quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Comes Ideas sayings and thoughts."
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> [Most of my work comes from ideas. I can usually do only a few versions of each idea. Land Art and Body…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-oppenheim/most-of-my-work-comes-from-ideas-i-can-usually-do-only-a-few-versions/)

[Dennis Oppenheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-oppenheim/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db4/dennis-oppenheim-50499_art_most-of-my-work-comes-from-ideas-i-can-u_846613.jpg)

> [This is the funny thing about me. People think John just comes up with all the ideas. I'm honored. People think I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/this-is-the-funny-thing-about-me-people-think-john-just-comes-up-with/)

[John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c86/john-darnielle-2176_bigs_this-is-the-funny-thing-about-me-people_1116973.png)

> [I want technology to work for me, and my readers. People get confused that technology comes first. The ideas come first. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenda-bailey/i-want-technology-to-work-for-me-and-my-readers-people-get-confused/)

[Glenda Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenda-bailey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb8/glenda-bailey-25991_books_i-want-technology-to-work-for-me-and-my_1326367.jpg)

> [I just start writing, and in the process, one hopefully comes up with ideas and solutions and explores all the little nooks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-reynolds/i-just-start-writing-and-in-the-process-one-hopefully-comes-up-with/)

[Alastair Reynolds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-reynolds/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53f/alastair-reynolds-2186_ideas_i-just-start-writing-and-in-the-process_1716222.jpg)

> [My writing comes from ideas that make a sound in my heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-paterson/my-writing-comes-from-ideas-that-make-a-sound-in-my-heart/)

[Katherine Paterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-paterson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efd/katherine-paterson-2365_heart_my-writing-comes-from-ideas-that-make-a_2191789.png)

> [What is to be done about these literary people, who will never understand that painting is a craft and that the material…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-auguste-renoir/what-is-to-be-done-about-these-literary-people-who-will-never/)

[Pierre-Auguste Renoir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-auguste-renoir/)

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> [“Huh! Mankind always comes up with ideas to make up for the follies of the status quo. But what happens if those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janvier-chouteu-chando/huh-mankind-always-comes-up-with-ideas-to-make-up-for-the-follies-of/)

[Janvier Chouteu-Chando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janvier-chouteu-chando/)

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