Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous impatience. Once implemented they can be easily overturned… — Hyman Rickover Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Another Quarter Pounder sometimes seems like a good idea- but I always regret later. Only in hindsight do we see how God… — Christopher Ruddy Copy Share Image
I met [my editor] in a bar where alcoholic beverages are served and I bought her one and I told her the… — Daniel Handler Copy Share Image
The classic example I've used - I'm sure you've heard me say it before - was Mark Begich in Alaska who was… — Mitch McConnell Copy Share Image
What you end up seeing when you look at history is that people who have been good at pushing the boundaries of… — Steven Johnson Copy Share Image
Progress is unstoppable. It is a drumbeat to which we must all march. Technology helps and good ideas spread – these are… — Yann Martel Copy Share Image
When communism failed, it wasn't a good idea that had gone wrong, it was a bad idea that had been sustained with… — Martin Amis Copy Share Image
After [Dan Fried] was initially hired into the Foreign Service in 1977, five subsequent presidents of both parties thought it would be… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
How does humility manifest itself in leadership and in life? A humble person is more concerned about what is right than about… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
“The progress of the last 500 years shows us precisely what the good ideas are: social harmony, human rights, the aspiration of… — Jeffrey Tucker Copy Share Image
We also have this reflex of using specialists for everything, instead of having the person who is there every day with them,… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
I think if you've got a good idea it will stand out in one of the different mediums. For example, something might… — Danny Wallace Copy Share Image
On this day, when we're celebrating our constitutional heritage, I urge you to be faithful to that heritage - to impose on… — Antonin Scalia Copy Share Image
[Donald Trump] stood up and was asked a very specific question, if there's an undocumented illegal in the military or wants to… — Eric Bolling Copy Share Image
Properly conducted scientific studies . . . give us a pretty good idea of when something is likely to be correct. To… — Robert A. Burton Copy Share Image
We had people coming to our Foreign Relations Committee and saying, "Oh, we need to arm the allies of Al Qaida." They… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
We are the most focused company that I know of or have read of or have any knowledge of. We say no… — Tim Cook Copy Share Image
Writin songs is like a mystery. The most difficult thing to do is have a good idea. If you have a decent… — Lyle Lovett Copy Share Image
I had just gotten Heroes, and I had just found out that I was going to be doing [Star] Trek, and I… — Zachary Quinto Copy Share Image
In my view, the argument from parsimony is really no argument at all - it typically functions only to shut down more… — David Eagleman Copy Share Image
What does it mean for a painter to paint in the manner of So-and-So or to actually imitate someone else? What's wrong… — Pablo Picasso Copy Share Image
If we are to achieve a world free from nuclear weapons, we need the involvement of young people. Youth have energy, enthusiasm… — Marc Kielburger Copy Share Image
“Uninformed, America may succumb to bad ideas and leaders. In succumbing, we fail to fulfill our destiny. Well informed, America rises as… — Scott L. Vanatter Copy Share Image
“We are often better served by connecting ideas than we are by protecting them... Environments that build walls around good ideas tend… — Steven Johnson Copy Share Image
Good ideas are not good enough. They need to be God ideas. Just because someone else’s methods work does not mean they… — Phil Pringle Copy Share Image
Whatever your (unfavorable) situation is, it is a good idea to ask yourself "WHAT YOU WOULD DO if you were free of… — Seth Roberts Copy Share Image
To 'know your place' is a good idea in politics. That is not to say 'stay in your place' or 'hang on… — William Safire Copy Share Image
I'd like to protect children, too, but... is everything worth sacrificing to that? I mean, drugs have done a lot of good...… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
The issue of snacking is complicated. In principle, "grazing" is probably a good idea. It would even out the insulin spikes and… — Michael Pollan Copy Share Image
The law enforcement authorities have got a fairly good idea of who are these principal criminals. Who are the people, for instance,… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
“What is a priest doing being a doctor geology?" said Du Pre. Father Van Den Heuvel turned back from his diggings. "The… — Nails Peter Bowen Copy Share Image
BBC TV gets hold of an idea and beats it to death until we're all heartily sick of it. They buy people… — Terry Wogan Copy Share Image
When it comes to the budget, we know that we shouldn't be cutting more on core investments, like education, that are going… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It is a good idea to be ambitious, to have goals, to want to be good at what you do, but it… — Robert Solow Copy Share Image
“Got any good ideas, soldier?” “Lots of them. Somebody gunned Geiger. Somebody got gunned by Geiger, who ran away. Or it was… — Raymond Chandler Copy Share Image
“Arlington National cemetery is huge! But that’s not surprising, because DC is the world’s largest graveyard of good ideas and intentions. Politicians… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
![“I met [my editor] in a bar where alcoholic beverages are served and I bought her one and I told her the idea. And she said that she liked it very much, which embarrassed me because I thought it meant that she was a lightweight and that in the morning, as so many women say to so many men, what…” quote by Daniel Handler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac0/daniel-handler-1043_alcoholics_i-met-my-editor-in-a-bar-where-alcoholic_2914123.jpg)
![“After [Dan Fried] was initially hired into the Foreign Service in 1977, five subsequent presidents of both parties thought it would be a good idea to keep him on. That his deep understanding, his knowledge of all the players and so many of the secrets it would make him an indispensable asset…” quote by Rachel Maddow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb4/rachel-maddow-1240_assets_after-dan-fried-was-initially-hired-into_897226.png)
![“[Donald Trump] stood up and was asked a very specific question, if there's an undocumented illegal in the military or wants to serve in the military, can they stay? And he said, "You know what? I think that's a good idea."That's brilliant. That's genius.” quote by Eric Bolling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ba/eric-bolling-9033_asked_donald-trump-stood-up-and-was-asked-a-ve_591976.png)
![“I had just gotten Heroes, and I had just found out that I was going to be doing [Star] Trek, and I thought it was probably a good idea for me to create an infrastructure that would allow me to do my own work and put my stuff into the world.” quote by Zachary Quinto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ac/zachary-quinto-4021_found_i-had-just-gotten-heroes-and-i-had-just_1648721.jpg)
