Ideas Quote by Thomas A. Edison

I never pick up an item without thinking of how I might improve it.

— Thomas A. Edison

When you become sufficiently expert in the state of the art, you stop picking ideas at random. You are thoughtful in how to select…

— Andrew Ng

I don't look at other people's work because I don't want to be distracted by their ideas.

— Ann Demeulemeester

I have always had the feeling that other people are too stupid to discover interesting things. That's why I do it myself. I think…

— Georg Baselitz

I try to keep very simple ideas and keep them as emotionally powerful as possible.

— Lynne Ramsay

You know, when you look carefully at stuff that you deal with everyday, applying a little creativity to it and thinking outside the box,…

— Jamie Hyneman

At all times, think like a writer, and keep those antennae twitching - that way, you pick up new ideas.

— Ian Rankin

My natural tendency is to complicate everything--and then to spray words and ideas onto everything afterwards. I've had to develop the habit of keeping…

— Anne Lamott

I try not to think too much or be too impatient, and let the back of my brain do its mysterious work.

— Lauren Groff

I usually just have ideas when I have them.

— Vince Staples

I just write stuff down and pile it up, and when I get enough stuff, I spread it out and look at it and…

— August Wilson

I'm always writing ideas down and then I stick em in my pocket and put em in that folder so I don't lose them.…

— Lucinda Williams