My Idea Quotes

239 My Idea quotes by 215 unique authors

My idea of our civilization is that it is a shoddy, poor thing and full of cruelties, vanities, arrogances, meannesses and hypocrisies. — Mark Twain
My idea of writing is of unflinching and continual effort, somehow trying to find the right words until you reach a point where you can… — James Salter
My idea of a delicious time is to read a book that is wonderful. But the ruling passion of my life is being a seeker… — Bell Hooks
Let’s be realistic about this, the guitar can be the single most blasphemous device on the face of the earth. That’s why I like it… — Frank Zappa
My idea of forgiveness is letting go of resentment that does not serve your better interest, ridding yourself of negative thoughts. All they do is… — Della Reese
I'd like to throw Betsey Andreu and Travis Tygart in a wood-chipper. That would be my idea of a good time. Maybe I could get… — Jens Voigt
My idea is to bring happiness, respect, vision. poetry, surrealism and magic [to design]. — Philippe Starck
That part of Rostrevor which overlooks Carlingford Lough is my idea of Narnia. — C.S. Lewis
Rest, nature, books, music...such is my idea of happiness. — Leo Tolstoy
I want God, not my idea of God. — C.S. Lewis
I was a total nerd growing up. I'd rather sit home and read a novel on New Year's Eve and say, 'Wow, I read the… — Beth Broderick
My idea of the perfect exercise class is this: The teacher gives us all a hug and goes, 'You did it! You showed up! Let’s… — Amy Poehler
If you're doing a family movie, you don't want it to be stupid. Farting chihuahuas is not my idea of entertainment for kids or adults.… — Joe Dante
If you hear my idea and dont believe it , thats not your fault its mine. — Seth Godin
I don't want to know what's good, or bad, or true. I let God worry about the truth. I just want to know the momentary… — James Garner
Waving the flag at the 1976 Olympics wasn't my idea. It was too much apple pie and ice cream. Not that I don't love my… — Bruce Jenner
My idea was to go to Vienna to study conducting and perhaps play in an orchestra first, so I thought before I got to Vienna… — Harry Mathews
This is my idea of heaven, coming home and watching the news. — Rita Moreno
A Hot Fudge Sundae and a trashy novel is my idea of heaven. — Barbara Walters
My idea of philosophy is that if it is not relevant to human problems, if it does not tell us how we can go about… — Angela Davis
I get up, go and get a coffee, and go do the crossword - I'm loyal to one particular paper, the 'Guardian' - and that's… — Laura Marling
My idea of an acceptable person is someone that is ready to accept my ideas. — Benjamin Disraeli
I'm a lazy writer. My idea of heaven is not writing. On the other hand, I'm obviously compulsive about it. — Stephen Sondheim
My idea of absolute happiness is to be in bed on a rainy day, with my blankie, my cat, and my dog. — Anne Lamott
To me, I took a militant attitude towards sounds. I wanted sounds to be a metaphor, that they could be as free as a human… — Morton Feldman

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