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> [“You have two options. work on someone else's ideas and make some money or generate ideas make them work and become a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roberto-llamas/you-have-two-options-work-on-someone-else-s-ideas-and-make-some-money/)

[Roberto Llamas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roberto-llamas/)

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> [When I first started to get into writing, it was via music. I'd generate ideas for songs that would turn into stories,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irvine-welsh/when-i-first-started-to-get-into-writing-it-was-via-music-i-d/)

[Irvine Welsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irvine-welsh/)

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> [You can only generate ideas when you put pencil to paper, brush to canvas... when you actually do something physical.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/twyla-tharp/you-can-only-generate-ideas-when-you-put-pencil-to-paper-brush-to/)

[Twyla Tharp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/twyla-tharp/)

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> [I tend to work on a song, generate ideas, and re-arrange it like five times, and I'm glad I take the time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/britta-phillips/i-tend-to-work-on-a-song-generate-ideas-and-re-arrange-it-like-five/)

[Britta Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/britta-phillips/)

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> [While the tendency to generate ideas is rather natural, the path to making them happen is tumultuous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-belsky/while-the-tendency-to-generate-ideas-is-rather-natural-the-path-to/)

[Scott Belsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-belsky/)

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> [Don't cheat people of their growth. Empower them to solve problems and generate ideas. Watch them grow!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-covey/don-t-cheat-people-of-their-growth-empower-them-to-solve-problems-and/)

[Stephen Covey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-covey/)

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> [Computers can be taught that certain tune or certain chords changes will sound pleasant together, but I don't think it's going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bonobo/computers-can-be-taught-that-certain-tune-or-certain-chords-changes/)

[Bonobo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bonobo/)

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> [“Divergent thinking is that one starts thinking from one point and expands from there to generate more ideas.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pearl-zhu/divergent-thinking-is-that-one-starts-thinking-from-one-point-and/)

[Pearl Zhu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pearl-zhu/)

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> [You need the willingness to fail all the time. You have to generate many ideas and then you have to work very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-backus/you-need-the-willingness-to-fail-all-the-time-you-have-to-generate/)

[John Backus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-backus/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/256/john-backus-51872_doe_you-need-the-willingness-to-fail-all-the_1158018.png)

> [At school, new ideas are thrust at you every day. Out in the world, you’ll have to find the inner motivation to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-watterson/at-school-new-ideas-are-thrust-at-you-every-day-out-in-the-world-you-2/)

[Bill Watterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-watterson/)

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> [“Having a clone to bounce ideas off of would be a way to generate more ideas. Another way would be to build…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/having-a-clone-to-bounce-ideas-off-of-would-be-a-way-to-generate-more/)

[Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/)

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