Idea Quotes

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When I was younger, I thought that the key to success was just hard work. But the real foundation is faith. Faith - the idea… — Unknown Author
An idea is always a generalization, and generalization is a property of thinking. To generalize means to think. — Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Creativity is essentially a lonely art. An even lonelier struggle. To some a blessing. To others a curse. It is in reality the ability to… — Lou Dorfsman
Any idea that is held in the mind that is either feared or revered will, begin at once to clothe itself in the most convenient… — Andrew Carnegie
Why is history important? Without history, many people have no idea how many of today's half-baked ideas have been tried, again and again - and… — Thomas Sowell
Since there is no such entity as 'the public,' since the public is merely a number of individuals, the idea that 'the public interest' supersedes… — Ayn Rand
The idea of restraining the legislative authority, in the means of providing for the national defense, is one of those refinements which owe their origin… — Alexander Hamilton
The idea that no one is perfect is a view most commonly held by people with no grandchildren. — Doug Larson
He had a mind so fine that no idea could violate it — Thomas Stearns Eliot
The idea that everything would happen exactly as it does regardless of whether we pray or not is a specter that haunts the minds of… — David Brainerd
I think it would be a good idea. — Mahatma Gandhi
I wanted to have a career in sports when I was young, but I had to give up the idea. I'm only six feet tall,… — Jay Leno
People are disturbed enough by serial killers, but the whole notion of female violence, particularly maternal violence - the idea of mothers who kill -… — Caleb Carr
From a policy point of view, I don't think it's the right approach. I don't like the idea of having millions of people here for… — Lindsey Graham
I supported this bill. I believe in the idea of amnesty for those who have put down roots and who have lived here even though… — Ronald Reagan
The truth is that there is no terror untempered by some great moral idea. — Jean-Luc Godard
We must learn to measure ourselves, not by our knowledge about God, not by our gifts and responsibilities in the church, but by how we… — J I Packer
The prevailing idea seems to be, that I come to God and ask Him for something that I want, and that I expect Him to… — Arthur W. Pink
We must reject the idea... Well-intentioned, but dead wrong... That the primary path to greatness in the social sectors is to become "more like a… — James C. Collins
Research your idea. See if there's a demand. A lot of people have great ideas, but they don't know if there's a need for it.… — Magic Johnson

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