My father, a ruined dandy from the South, had been reduced to keeping a small harness-repair shop and, when that failed, he… — Sherwood Anderson Copy Share Image
You can have many great ideas in your head, but what makes the difference is the action. Without action upon an idea,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Most theater methodology is predicated on the idea of repeated actions. That's what you work toward. Having the actor repeat the same… — Stephen Daldry Copy Share Image
The idea that God’s mercy is connected to whether or not I shave is ludicrous and I need to just trust myself,… — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
My first obligation is to entertain but as far as science fiction goes, it's much easier to comment on today from another… — Andrew Niccol Copy Share Image
The thing is, it's very dangerous to have a fixed idea. A person with a fixed idea will always find some way… — Atle Selberg Copy Share Image
When I was a film critic, the reason I kind of found it disenchanting was because the things that I wanted to… — Chuck Klosterman Copy Share Image
A lot of times, some of my best ideas happen when I'm running. That's when I do my best thinking. — Apolo Ohno Copy Share Image
I find it's bizarre that science fiction is the one branch of television to push the idea of strong female characters. And… — Steven Moffat Copy Share Image
Well, I try not to think about the general public since I have no idea what the general public is and I… — Elliott Smith Copy Share Image
Rebellion, just to be clear, can mean holding onto some of your own integrity, of not playing into the idea of sensationalism.… — Josh Brolin Copy Share Image
I was glad that I could be used as a focal point to possibly bandy around some ideas, and maybe people would… — Joe Wurzelbacher Copy Share Image
There's no way to put a limit on what one may accomplish individually if the intent is an impeccable intent. Don Juan's… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
The clearer the teacher makes it, the worse it is for you. You must work things out for yourself and make the… — William Fogg Osgood Copy Share Image
I had the idea of a boy who was a wizard and didn't yet know what he was. I never sat down… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
I like the idea of paradox, between the authentic fabrics and sophisticated shapes and between masculine and feminine. I'm not so much… — Hedi Slimane Copy Share Image
You’ve no idea...my tongue has been known to let blood on four continents. (Geary) — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
Generating ideas is not a problem. Incubation is. Acceleration is. — Rita Gunther McGrath Copy Share Image
The whole time you're bouncing ideas off each other, you continue to try and push the songs as far as you can… — Benji Madden Copy Share Image
If we're talking about the science fiction or action genres, I've always tried when I could to do them in a way… — Keanu Reeves Copy Share Image
“What rules the world is ideas, because ideas define the way reality is perceived.” — Irving Kristol Copy Share Image
It's a joyful, humbling feeling to be in different places around the planet and people have seen shows that I'm proud of… — Scott Bakula Copy Share Image
I don't read a lot of the sports, because I think people sometimes either build it up, or you have this guy… — Herschel Walker Copy Share Image
The traditional view of purpose says it comes from on high, from God, from the Creator. Darwin's idea of natural selection makes… — Daniel Dennett Copy Share Image
There's a lot of producers that are much more technical or gear-skilled than I am. But I have a pure idea of… — A-Trak Copy Share Image
Parents, do you wish to see your children happy? Take care, then, that you train them to obey when they are spoken… — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
I write from my imagination, not from what I've read in books or seen on TV or to make money. I wrote… — Dirk Benedict Copy Share Image
I'm continually wrestling with the idea that there are certain things in this world that simply don't fit. The idea that I… — Jon Foreman Copy Share Image
Two hours on television just doesn't automatically happen. I'm up early, I'm reading newspapers online, talking to my staff, coming up with… — Wolf Blitzer Copy Share Image
The idea of being a novelist is really romantic, but it's kind of the same as being president of the United States… — Richard Paul Evans Copy Share Image
I remember writing 'The One I Can't Have' at the kitchen table. I was looking at a picture of Truman Capote with… — Teddy Thompson Copy Share Image
I mean people are sexist and racist and homophobic and violent. But I don't think of the rappers as being any more… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
This propaganda of dis-associating Western Negroes from Africa is not a new one. For many years white propagandists have been printing tons… — Marcus Garvey Copy Share Image
It can certainly happen that characters in more sophisticated stories can ake over as they develop and change the author's original ideas.… — Margaret Mahy Copy Share Image
I never know what my next move will be in Hollywood. It's such an unpredictable town. People get jaded and lost and… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
