Ideas Quotes · Page 251

The Soviet constitution guarantees everyone a job. A pretty scary idea, I'd say.

— P. J. O'Rourke

I never liked the idea of doing what a machine says. I hate having to salute something built in a factory.

— Philip K. Dick

Somewhere between the intellectual idea of why we're attracted to certain things and the pragmatic reality is some form of ever-evolving truth.

— Billy Corgan

To remain caught up in ideas and words about Zen is, as the old masters say, to stink of Zen.

— Alan Watts

Where did we ever get the crazy idea that in order to make children do better, first we have to make them…

— Jane Nelsen

The writers and producers always have an idea, then they cast the role and the instrument starts to tell them how to…

— Rene Auberjonois

Being in drag for three months - I now have an idea of what women go through. At least maybe a little.

— Michael Rosenbaum

A passion for any novel, and any character, can crystallise your ideas when you really need to be as open as possible…

— Romola Garai

And also the idea of not making it apparent that it's different from the rest of the film, even though there are…

— Charlie Kaufman

I am always happy up a ladder with a paintbrush in my hand. And I wish I had more time to spend…

— Diane Setterfield

Many spend their time berating practitioners for not applying their method. We all need to disseminate our ideas, but most of our…

— David Parnas

When a daring idea first crosses one's mind, if it is to be realized in the future it is often appealing. Then,…

— Cynthia Voigt

I've never suffered from writer's block. I have plenty of ideas, sometimes too many. I've always had a strong imagination. If it…

— J. G. Ballard

I would much rather hear a song that's written from a fresh perspective, using ideas that have existed in rock & roll…

— Ben Gibbard

My idea of a delicious time is to read a book that is wonderful. But the ruling passion of my life is…

— Bell Hooks

The ideas get under your skin. I am honored and deeply excited by the thought that the next generation of writers, or…

— Robert Greene

He was not only the most brilliant strategist of all our generals, but he had a good political sense. A man of…

— Erich von Manstein

I like the idea of becoming [fairly] good at lots of things rather than very good at just one thing. So it…

— Tom Hodgkinson

We have never invested as much in public education as we should have because we've always had a private notion of children.…

— Melissa Harris-Perry

That was always what I felt was the beauty of Rock 'n' Roll, it was entertainment and showbiz yet it had the…

— Debbie Harry

The challenge is simple: Quitting when you hit the Dip is a bad idea. If the journey you started was worth doing,…

— Seth Godin

I long for a kind of quiet where I can just drift and dream. I always say getting inspiration is like fishing.…

— David Lynch

Productiveness is your acceptance of morality, your recognition of the fact that you choose to live-that productive work is the process by…

— Ayn Rand

When the idea of 'Chopped' surfaced, it was originally meant to be taped at some guy's mansion with him and his crazy…

— Ted Allen

Solitude gives you the ideas and the motivation to make you want to collaborate.

— Nitin Sawhney

I like the idea of defying the convention of what it is to be in your 40s, or 50s, or 60s.

— Anthony Kiedis

I'm always storing away phrases and ideas and things that I think might turn into songs.

— Mose Allison

I don't have any romantic ideas about marriage. Trust me. A white dress... ? No. It's not something for me.

— Diane Kruger

Government cannot kill the liberty to think. The idea, the thought, lives forever.

— Roman Baldorioty de Castro

I have new ideas every day, and I always want to take on new challenges.

— Dane Cook

I definitely think the idea of friend zone is just men going, 'This woman won't have sex with me.

— Daniel Radcliffe

I'm mischievous. The idea of taking risks and having real-world consequences energizes me.

— Shepard Fairey

The idea is to do out-of-the-box films that showcase my versatility and talent.

— Vir Das

There's always that feeling of 'Oh, God! One day they'll find out that I really have no idea what I'm doing.

— Samantha Mathis

I usually have two or three ideas floating around. When I have free time, the one I end up thinking most about…

— Colson Whitehead

We may have our own ideas in the writing and editing stages, but we work out those disagreements in a constructive way.

— Ryan Fleck

I don't make sonic booms. I want a whip. I like the idea of walking around making sonic booms everywhere.

— Karen Marie Moning

t's not that I'm particularly shy but I just don't like the idea of publicising myself as a 'celebrity'.

— Skandar Keynes

It is an altogether wrong idea that the modern product of civilization is less susceptible to love. I sometimes think it is…

— Henryk Sienkiewicz

These are the only genuine ideas, the ideas of the shipwrecked. All the rest is rhetoric, posturing, farce.

— Jose Ortega y Gasset