--- title: "8 Radical Thinking Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Radical Thinking quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Radical Thinking sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b0/mairead-corrigan-12568_creative_we-need-radical-thinking-creative-ideas_126258.jpg" --- > [We need radical thinking, creative ideas, and imagination.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mairead-corrigan/we-need-radical-thinking-creative-ideas-and-imagination/) [Mairead Corrigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mairead-corrigan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b0/mairead-corrigan-12568_creative_we-need-radical-thinking-creative-ideas_126258.jpg) > [As the middle begins to feel safe enough to accept some of the so-called radical thinking, ideas move to the middle and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jasmine-guy/as-the-middle-begins-to-feel-safe-enough-to-accept-some-of-the-so/) [Jasmine Guy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jasmine-guy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b8/jasmine-guy-18104_enough_as-the-middle-begins-to-feel-safe-enough_831855.jpg) > [America has never been moved to perfect our desire for greater democracy without radical thinking and radical voices being at the helm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-belafonte/america-has-never-been-moved-to-perfect-our-desire-for-greater/) [Harry Belafonte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-belafonte/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/179/harry-belafonte-4893_america_america-has-never-been-moved-to-perfect_898103.jpg) > [Many have built their careers buttressing the status quo, reinforcing what theyve already accomplished, and resisting the radical thinking that can topple…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-diamandis/many-have-built-their-careers-buttressing-the-status-quo-reinforcing/) [Peter Diamandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-diamandis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b8/peter-diamandis-1516_accomplished_many-have-built-their-careers-buttressin_1156937.png) > [I believe we are nearing a time when a combination of technology and radical thinking will make it possible for much more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gauke/i-believe-we-are-nearing-a-time-when-a-combination-of-technology-and/) [David Gauke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gauke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71f/david-gauke-12347_believe_i-believe-we-are-nearing-a-time-when-a-c_1229644.jpg) > [I began to feel that my greatest sense of success would raise the level of masses of people, rather than the individual…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ella-baker/i-began-to-feel-that-my-greatest-sense-of-success-would-raise-the/) [Ella Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ella-baker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb0/ella-baker-10989_accepted_i-began-to-feel-that-my-greatest-sense-o_1513879.jpg) > [When I started out, nearly every architect I knew was working in public practice; that's where the radical thinking was done. But,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rogers/when-i-started-out-nearly-every-architect-i-knew-was-working-in/) [Richard Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rogers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac5/richard-rogers-9562_always_when-i-started-out-nearly-every-architec_2324099.png) > [The appropriation of radical thinking by lazy, self-obsessed hippies is a public relations disaster that could cost the earth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-elton/the-appropriation-of-radical-thinking-by-lazy-self-obsessed-hippies/) [Ben Elton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-elton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd2/ben-elton-12329_appropriation_the-appropriation-of-radical-thinking-by_2732641.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/radical-thinking/#itemlist", "name": "Radical Thinking Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We need radical thinking, creative ideas, and imagination.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mairead Corrigan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mairead-corrigan/we-need-radical-thinking-creative-ideas-and-imagination/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b0/mairead-corrigan-12568_creative_we-need-radical-thinking-creative-ideas_126258.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b0/mairead-corrigan-12568_creative_we-need-radical-thinking-creative-ideas_126258.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b0/mairead-corrigan-12568_creative_we-need-radical-thinking-creative-ideas_126258.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We need radical thinking, creative ideas, and imagination.” — Mairead Corrigan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "As the middle begins to feel safe enough to accept some of the so-called radical thinking, ideas move to the middle and a new edge is created.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jasmine Guy" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jasmine-guy/as-the-middle-begins-to-feel-safe-enough-to-accept-some-of-the-so/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b8/jasmine-guy-18104_enough_as-the-middle-begins-to-feel-safe-enough_831855.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b8/jasmine-guy-18104_enough_as-the-middle-begins-to-feel-safe-enough_831855.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b8/jasmine-guy-18104_enough_as-the-middle-begins-to-feel-safe-enough_831855.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“As the middle begins to feel safe enough to accept some of the so-called radical thinking, ideas move to the…” — Jasmine Guy", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "America has never been moved to perfect our desire for greater democracy without radical thinking and radical voices being at the helm of any such quest.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Harry Belafonte" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-belafonte/america-has-never-been-moved-to-perfect-our-desire-for-greater/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/179/harry-belafonte-4893_america_america-has-never-been-moved-to-perfect_898103.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/179/harry-belafonte-4893_america_america-has-never-been-moved-to-perfect_898103.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/179/harry-belafonte-4893_america_america-has-never-been-moved-to-perfect_898103.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“America has never been moved to perfect our desire for greater democracy without radical thinking and…” — Harry Belafonte", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Many have built their careers buttressing the status quo, reinforcing what theyve already accomplished, and resisting the radical thinking that can topple their legacy - 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