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title: "10 Idea Able Quotes by 10 authors"
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> [I didn't have any idea that I would be able to have a career in film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-seymour-hoffman/i-didn-t-have-any-idea-that-i-would-be-able-to-have-a-career-in-film/)

[Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-seymour-hoffman/)

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> [Every writer loves the idea of being able to go in and fix a problem and then leave without obligation. It's fun!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/every-writer-loves-the-idea-of-being-able-to-go-in-and-fix-a-problem/)

[Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/581/joss-whedon-480_able_every-writer-loves-the-idea-of-being-abl_2824873.png)

> [I like the idea of being able to reach out and speak to a human.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-sugg/i-like-the-idea-of-being-able-to-reach-out-and-speak-to-a-human/)

[Joe Sugg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-sugg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c61/joe-sugg-6266_being_i-like-the-idea-of-being-able-to-reach-o_44132.jpg)

> [I became hooked on the idea of being able to shoot an image and process it myself, and end up with a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonard-nimoy/i-became-hooked-on-the-idea-of-being-able-to-shoot-an-image-and/)

[Leonard Nimoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonard-nimoy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2aa/leonard-nimoy-4535_able_i-became-hooked-on-the-idea-of-being-abl_29315.png)

> [I like the idea of being able to fight my way out of something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-diaz/i-like-the-idea-of-being-able-to-fight-my-way-out-of-something/)

[Nick Diaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-diaz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0f/nick-diaz-4282_being_i-like-the-idea-of-being-able-to-fight-m_2749884.png)

> [I enjoy the idea of being able to sort of flip-flop between being recognized and not being recognized.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tobias-forge/i-enjoy-the-idea-of-being-able-to-sort-of-flip-flop-between-being/)

[Tobias Forge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tobias-forge/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b1/tobias-forge-6470_being_i-enjoy-the-idea-of-being-able-to-sort-o_2448436.jpg)

> [I love the idea of being able to be creative or be successful and have business and creative things and all of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chrishell-stause/i-love-the-idea-of-being-able-to-be-creative-or-be-successful-and/)

[Chrishell Stause](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chrishell-stause/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ace/chrishell-stause-6542_business_i-love-the-idea-of-being-able-to-be-crea_2910090.jpg)

> [If you have a great idea, you should be able to communicate it as well. It's like the sound of one hand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-coupland/if-you-have-a-great-idea-you-should-be-able-to-communicate-it-as-well/)

[Douglas Coupland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-coupland/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/448/douglas-coupland-305_able_if-you-have-a-great-idea-you-should-be-a_1715843.jpg)

> [I thought if something was a good idea, we should be able to apply it to ourselves as guinea pigs and do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-holmgren/i-thought-if-something-was-a-good-idea-we-should-be-able-to-apply-it/)

[David Holmgren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-holmgren/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee6/david-holmgren-35112_good-idea_i-thought-if-something-was-a-good-idea-w_2267091.png)

> [The idea of being able to serve as an example, based upon how to process, how to think, how to realize our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stedman-graham/the-idea-of-being-able-to-serve-as-an-example-based-upon-how-to/)

[Stedman Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stedman-graham/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d8/stedman-graham-17923_able_the-idea-of-being-able-to-serve-as-an-ex_2362099.jpg)

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