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title: "8 Ideas Lose Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Ideas Lose quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Ideas Lose sayings and thoughts."
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> [I never liked the idea of giving interviews. One says many things, but when they are published, they become shortened, condensed. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raul-castro/i-never-liked-the-idea-of-giving-interviews-one-says-many-things-but/)

[Raul Castro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raul-castro/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f6/raul-castro-35079_giving_i-never-liked-the-idea-of-giving-intervi_138182.png)

> [Sometimes I have these abstract ideas and then lose track of myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-stiles/sometimes-i-have-these-abstract-ideas-and-then-lose-track-of-myself/)

[Julia Stiles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-stiles/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/889/julia-stiles-10034_abstract_sometimes-i-have-these-abstract-ideas-an_175626.jpg)

> [“Ideas are substitutes for sorrows; when the latter change into ideas they lose part of their noxious action on our hearts and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcel-proust/ideas-are-substitutes-for-sorrows-when-the-latter-change-into-ideas/)

[Marcel Proust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcel-proust/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c51/marcel-proust-114_change_ideas-are-substitutes-for-sorrows-when-t_303974.jpg)

> [It's really clear to me that you can't hang onto something longer than its time. Ideas lose certain freshness, ideas have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-alda/it-s-really-clear-to-me-that-you-can-t-hang-onto-something-longer/)

[Alan Alda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-alda/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0d/alan-alda-1859_certain_it-s-really-clear-to-me-that-you-can-t-h_924664.png)

> [Griefs, at the moment when they change into ideas, lose some of their power to injure our heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcel-proust/griefs-at-the-moment-when-they-change-into-ideas-lose-some-of-their/)

[Marcel Proust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcel-proust/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fa/marcel-proust-114_grief_griefs-at-the-moment-when-they-change-in_1048679.jpg)

> [The best ideas lose their owners and take on lives of their own.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nolan-bushnell/the-best-ideas-lose-their-owners-and-take-on-lives-of-their-own/)

[Nolan Bushnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nolan-bushnell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b01/nolan-bushnell-5525_acceptance_the-best-ideas-lose-their-owners-and-tak_1153894.png)

> [To describe and explain my ideas is to lose them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marino-marini/to-describe-and-explain-my-ideas-is-to-lose-them/)

[Marino Marini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marino-marini/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e34/marino-marini-101853_describe_to-describe-and-explain-my-ideas-is-to-l_2591106.jpg)

> [“If there are people in your organization who feel they are not free to suggest ideas, you lose.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-catmull/if-there-are-people-in-your-organization-who-feel-they-are-not-free/)

[Ed Catmull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-catmull/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b05/ed-catmull-1553_ideas_if-there-are-people-in-your-organization_2971848.jpg)

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