"The really good idea is always traceable back quite a long way, often to a not very good idea which sparked off another idea that was only slightly better, which somebody else misunderstood in such a way that they then said something which was really rather interesting."

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"The really good idea is always traceable back quite a long way, often to a not very good idea which sparked off another idea that was only slightly better, which somebody else misunderstood in such a way that they then said something which was really rather interesting."

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"Transparency is not the same as looking straight through a building: it's not just a physical idea, it's also an intellectual one."

Helmut Jahn, German Architect

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"You can always borrow ideas; but unless you improve them very significantly, never behave as if they are your own!"

Mehmet Murat ildan, Turkish Philosopher

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"The basic idea in case-based, or CBR, is that the program has stored problems and solutions. Then, when a new problem comes up, the program tries to find a similar problem in its database by finding analogous aspects between the problems."

Marvin Minsky, American Scientist

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"I think the idea of creating a television news source that is not beholden to corporate interests is nirvana."

Phil Donahue, American Entertainer

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"I was a very early believer in the idea of convergence."

Jean-Marie Messier, French Businessman

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"I hated the whole idea of being an actress. I used to throw up before every performance and cry afterward."

Judy Holliday, American Actress

Idea, Performance, Being

"This idea of how everything is interconnected, and the impermanence of things. It sums up the human condition to me, and it helps me on my path."

Jeff Bridges, American Actor

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"After a while, you have no idea how old you are because you've lied so many times."

Sandra Bullock, American Actress

Idea, Old

"New York has got this sort of wonderful romantic idea of the South."

Josh Lucas, American Actor

Idea, Romantic

"The idea is to try to give all the information to help others to judge the value of your contribution; not just the information that leads to judgment in one particular direction or another."

Richard P. Feynman, American Physicist

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"But then acting is all about faking. We're all very good at faking things that we have no competence with."

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"Transparency is not the same as looking straight through a building: it's not just a physical idea, it's also an intellectual one."

"You can always borrow ideas; but unless you improve them very significantly, never behave as if they are your own!"

"The basic idea in case-based, or CBR, is that the program has stored problems and solutions. Then, when a new problem comes up, the program tries to find a similar problem in its database by finding analogous aspects between the problems."

"I think the idea of creating a television news source that is not beholden to corporate interests is nirvana."

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"This idea of how everything is interconnected, and the impermanence of things. It sums up the human condition to me, and it helps me on my path."

"After a while, you have no idea how old you are because you've lied so many times."

"New York has got this sort of wonderful romantic idea of the South."

"The idea is to try to give all the information to help others to judge the value of your contribution; not just the information that leads to judgment in one particular direction or another."

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"When the target audience is American teenage kids, you can have problems. My generation prized really fine acting and writing. Sometimes you have to go back to the basic principles which underpin great visual comedy."

"You don't have to be the Dalai Lama to tell people that life's about change."

"Who's ever going to write a film in which I get the girl? Me!"

"If you want creative workers, give them enough time to play."

"It seems astounding to me now that the video games are perhaps as important as the movie themselves. And people will spend 2 or 3 years obsessing about the video game in exactly the same way that they'd be obsessing about the movie if they were working on that."

"The English contribution to world cuisine - the chip."

"I find it rather easy to portray a businessman. Being bland, rather cruel and incompetent comes naturally to me."

"I was very sad to hear of the death of Ronnie Barker, who was such a warm, friendly and encouraging presence to have when I started in television. He was also a great comic actor to learn from."

"But then acting is all about faking. We're all very good at faking things that we have no competence with."