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title: "5 Ideas Floating Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [When you have a time of crisis what happens depends on what ideas are floating around, and what ideas have been developed,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/milton-friedman/when-you-have-a-time-of-crisis-what-happens-depends-on-what-ideas-are/)

[Milton Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/milton-friedman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da5/milton-friedman-616_crisis_when-you-have-a-time-of-crisis-what-happ_84532.jpg)

> [There are always a bunch of ideas floating around and I do the best that I can to try to not do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-abrams/there-are-always-a-bunch-of-ideas-floating-around-and-i-do-the-best/)

[J. J. Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-abrams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99d/j-j-abrams-3542_bunch_there-are-always-a-bunch-of-ideas-floati_228761.jpg)

> [Ideas are floating like fish. Desire for an idea is like a bait on a hook. If you desire an idea, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/ideas-are-floating-like-fish-desire-for-an-idea-is-like-a-bait-on-a/)

[David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/614/david-lynch-911_bait_ideas-are-floating-like-fish-desire-for_351368.jpg)

> [“Sometimes I like to think I live with ghosts. Not from my past, but wispy bits of ideas and books that hang…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scarlett-thomas/sometimes-i-like-to-think-i-live-with-ghosts-not-from-my-past-but/)

[Scarlett Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scarlett-thomas/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f39/scarlett-thomas-8232_books_sometimes-i-like-to-think-i-live-with-gh_2505916.png)

> [I usually have two or three ideas floating around. When I have free time, the one I end up thinking most about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colson-whitehead/i-usually-have-two-or-three-ideas-floating-around-when-i-have-free/)

[Colson Whitehead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colson-whitehead/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d1/colson-whitehead-1042_end_i-usually-have-two-or-three-ideas-floati_3000900.png)

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