Idea Quotes · Page 42

Before it became a ubiquitous part of urban life, Starbucks was, in most American cities, a radically new idea.

— Virginia Postrel

The idea that people in novels should be more sympathetic than people in life simply baffles me.

— Andrew O'Hagan

Hearing that you fit into someone's idea of a superhero is a huge confidence builder.

— Keiynan Lonsdale

It was my fifth grade teacher who introduced the idea that writing could be more than a hobby for me.

— Lauren DeStefano

The idea that commodities, as an asset class, is finished is just fundamentally flawed.

— Blythe Masters

We've grown up with the idea that even when you're at the top, act like you're at the bottom.

— Kevin Jonas

I love just working. I love the idea of being a working class citizen.

— Ben Schwartz

The idea of being a painter, I've always thought, is better than being an artist or a sculptor.

— Damien Hirst

Beyond all of this is something else, perfection; not just as an ideation, but as a living reality. Even though it may…

— Frederick Lenz

Is an 'idea' an advance visualization of a piece? Part of a piece? If anything - if it hasn't already evaporated -…

— Judith Schaechter

I've had two callers ask, 'Did you ever work for someone who is poorer than you are?' Their idea is it takes…

— John Hall

The automation of automation, the automation of intelligence, is such an incredible idea that if we could continue to improve this capability,…

— Jensen Huang

I'm a very tolerant person and I'm open to new ideas; I'm not an evangelist. I don't go round telling people, 'You…

— Noel Edmonds

For each book, there's a back story of where the idea came from. Sometimes it's derived from a current event or topic…

— Sandra Brown

I rebelled against the idea of the artist being what I call the 'after-dinner mint' of society. I didn't want them to…

— Gian Carlo Menotti

Anonymous is not an organization. It is an idea, a zeitgeist, coupled with a set of social and technical practices.

— Yochai Benkler

The idea of universal brotherhood is innate in the catholic nature of Chinese thought; it was the dominant concept of Dr. Sun…

— Chiang Kai-shek

I don't like the idea of playing a one-dimensional character who is just fearless, strong, and killer and has instincts and just…

— Evangeline Lilly

There was a belief after World War I that painting could be an act of civil revolt. I want this exhibition, 'New…

— Richard Phillips

If you really believe the number one priority of our government is the protection of our people, then the idea of being…

— Don Nickles

Flying into a storm, even its outer edges, did not seem like a good idea to me. And this was no ordinary…

— Kenneth Oppel

I have no idea who coined the term 'the New Journalism,' or when it was coined. I have never even liked the…

— Tom Wolfe

I'm an atheist, and the concept of god for me is all part of what I call 'the last illusion.' The last…

— Brian Eno

In preindustrial times, the idea of creating something was more related to your personality. Personality was something that you constructed; it's something…

— Tino Sehgal

“An idea for a story can be anything. The sky is not the limit, the limit is beyond it.”

— Chrys Fey

I always grew up with the idea that in order to be a successful writer, I should have a book published.

— Leandra Medine

Everyone has something to sell. The greatest thing you can ever sell is an idea or talent.

— T.I

The idea that a version of you is gonna live in public space is so hard to get your head around.

— Emma D'Arcy

When I moved to the U.S., my goal was to go to the UFC. But I had no idea how to go…

— Merab Dvalishvili

What can be nobler than the idea it gives us of the Supreme Being?

— Joseph Addison

The idea of saying 'the handsome Pete Holmes' is preposterous.

— Pete Holmes

“Maybe we should remember to smile more often. You know, just for the sake of smiling.”

— Gabe Berman

The idea that we can make all things safe for all behaviors is in itself a dangerous and slippery slope.

— Gever Tulley

I really like the idea of creating a brand in one of the areas that I identify myself the most.

— Aryna Sabalenka

I have an idea of who I want to be, I have a vision of my own success.

— Wiz Khalifa

I have no idea what to wear; Nicolas Ghesquiere has made me a wardrobe for every circumstance.

— Brigitte Macron

My idea is to play and win the Champions League. It is a dream I have had since I was little.

— Alexis Sanchez

The whole idea of performing before an audience is fun and organic.

— Badshah

When I first got started I had no idea my career would last as long as it did.

— Rocky Johnson

Being right can stop all the momentum of a very interesting idea.

— Robert Rauschenberg