Acceptance Quote by William James

A new idea is first condemned as ridiculous and then dismissed as trivial, until finally, it becomes what everybody knows.

— William James

Even the greatest idea can become meaningless in the rush to judgement. To gauge an idea as feasible we must cut our ties to…

— Shigeo Shingo

Having a great idea is simply not enough. The eventual goal is vastly more important than any idea. It is how ideas are implemented…

— Felix Dennis

An idea becomes great when it becomes tangible.

— Bill Capodagli

A great idea is usually original to more than one discoverer. Great ideas come when the world needs them. Great ideas surround the world's…

— Anonymous

“Widespread acceptance of an idea is not proof of its validity.”

— Dan Brown

I always say the first sign of a good idea is a lot of people not believing in it. I can tell you this…

— Steve Stoute

If the idea is really new and unique and big, other people will all think it is bad and is going to fail.

— Peter Diamandis

If you ever have a new idea, and it's really new, you have to expect that it won't be widely accepted immediately. It's a…

— Rosalyn Sussman Yalow

So many great ideas come out of a misunderstanding.

— Ryan Fleck

All great ideas start as weird ideas. What now seems obvious, early on, is not obvious to anybody.

— Steve Case

The really good idea is always traceable back quite a long way, often to a not very good idea which sparked off another idea…

— John Cleese