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"And so they pitched the show to me. It sounded like a good idea. We pitched the show back, and got it sold and got it on the air. And that's kicking the tail."

"And so they pitched the show to me. It sounded like a good idea. We pitched the show back, and got it sold and got it on the air. And that's kicking the tail."

Judge Mills Lane, American Celebrity

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"But live shows are cool. I just got back into the idea of enjoying it live."

"But live shows are cool. I just got back into the idea of enjoying it live."

Graham Coxon, German Musician

40

"I went to Kent State basically to avoid going to Vietnam, I had no idea what I was doing in the world. I was lost, and trying not to get into a fight every day."

"I went to Kent State basically to avoid going to Vietnam, I had no idea what I was doing in the world. I was lost, and trying not to get into a fight every day."

Mark Mothersbaugh, American Musician

Idea, Day, Fight, State

40

"Our idea is simply to play the songs and to emphasize our musicianship."

"Our idea is simply to play the songs and to emphasize our musicianship."

Krist Novoselic, American Musician

Idea, Play, Songs

40

"There's this idea that it has to be made in London. But we've got everything up here, and if you've got comics who are gifted because of where they're from, you shouldn't drag them away from that natural resource."

"There's this idea that it has to be made in London. But we've got everything up here, and if you've got comics who are gifted because of where they're from, you shouldn't drag them away from that natural resource."

Johnny Vegas, British Comedian

40

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

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

Jean-Marie Messier, French Businessman

40

"I don't champion the idea of being in a Hollywood movie. I never had fun in one of them."

"I don't champion the idea of being in a Hollywood movie. I never had fun in one of them."

Armand Assante, American Actor

Idea, Being, Fun, Hollywood

40

"I appreciate the idea that anybody would think of me as a star. But I'm really not career oriented in the sense that I want to be a star. It's not in me. It's not what I do. In fact, I'm amazed that I've even gotten this far."

"I appreciate the idea that anybody would think of me as a star. But I'm really not career oriented in the sense that I want to be a star. It's not in me. It's not what I do. In fact, I'm amazed that I've even gotten this far."

Lance Henriksen, American Actor

Idea, Career, Fact, Sense

40

"The idea is if you use those two shapes and try to colour the plane with them so the colours match, then the only way that you can do this is to produce a pattern which never repeats itself."

"The idea is if you use those two shapes and try to colour the plane with them so the colours match, then the only way that you can do this is to produce a pattern which never repeats itself."

Roger Penrose, English Physicist

40

"When certain bootleg companies started off and they would take maybe ten per cent of whatever they got and help fuel new bands, which I'm cool with, I think that's a good idea. Most of the record companies are not doing that."

"When certain bootleg companies started off and they would take maybe ten per cent of whatever they got and help fuel new bands, which I'm cool with, I think that's a good idea. Most of the record companies are not doing that."

David Coverdale, English Musician

39

"The idea that I wrote something that stood for the way I feel about things, and that it lasts, that's probably my favorite thing that I've done."

"The idea that I wrote something that stood for the way I feel about things, and that it lasts, that's probably my favorite thing that I've done."

Jackson Browne, American Musician

39

"When you talk about the Final Fantasy series, the series started selling better after 7, and that was the base idea for the center of the set list for the LA concert."

"When you talk about the Final Fantasy series, the series started selling better after 7, and that was the base idea for the center of the set list for the LA concert."

Nobuo Uematsu, Japanese Composer

Idea, Selling, Fantasy, Talk

39

"I had kicked around the idea for Good Eats when I was directing commercials."

"I had kicked around the idea for Good Eats when I was directing commercials."

Alton Brown, American Entertainer

39

"I don't think I'll ever be comfortable with the idea of being famous."

"I don't think I'll ever be comfortable with the idea of being famous."

Alison Lohman, American Actress

Idea, Being, Famous

39

"I have been agreeably disappointed in my idea of the camels. They are far from unpleasant to ride; in fact, it is much less fatiguing than riding on horseback, and even with the little practice I have yet had, I find it shakes me less."

"I have been agreeably disappointed in my idea of the camels. They are far from unpleasant to ride; in fact, it is much less fatiguing than riding on horseback, and even with the little practice I have yet had, I find it shakes me less."

William John Wills, English Scientist

Idea, Fact, Practice

39

"So when we finally settled down outside of Seattle I felt totally uncomfortable with that idea."

"So when we finally settled down outside of Seattle I felt totally uncomfortable with that idea."

Josh Lucas, American Actor

39

"But the whole idea of the transformation... mystery, transformation, and manipulations - those were the things that Marcel was a magician at. That's his magic."

"But the whole idea of the transformation... mystery, transformation, and manipulations - those were the things that Marcel was a magician at. That's his magic."

Robert Barnes, English Celebrity

Idea, Magic, Mystery

39

"As far as I know, only a small minority of mathematicians, even of those with Platonist views, accept the idea that there may be mathematical facts which are true but unknowable."

"As far as I know, only a small minority of mathematicians, even of those with Platonist views, accept the idea that there may be mathematical facts which are true but unknowable."

Abraham Robinson, German Mathematician

Idea, Facts, Mathematicians, May

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"When I come up with an idea about the way I feel, I can really state it strongly in a song."

"When I come up with an idea about the way I feel, I can really state it strongly in a song."

Chris LeDoux, American Musician

Idea, Song, State

39

"The Buggles was much more a studio environment idea, which we never actually took on the road."

"The Buggles was much more a studio environment idea, which we never actually took on the road."

Geoff Downes, English Musician

Idea, Environment, Road

39

"I came in with my idea of what a cowboy would wear, but then I met some real cowboys and they said that I rode the horses well, shoed the horses, but no good cowboy would be wearing a pair of Levi's. I had to get a good old pair of Wranglers."

"I came in with my idea of what a cowboy would wear, but then I met some real cowboys and they said that I rode the horses well, shoed the horses, but no good cowboy would be wearing a pair of Levi's. I had to get a good old pair of Wranglers."

Steve Kanaly, American Actor

Idea, Cowboys, Horses, Old

39

"I have a rough idea when I walk into a studio though."

"I have a rough idea when I walk into a studio though."

Tom Jenkinson, English Musician

39

"If I'm a commodity, it wouldn't be a wise idea to buy stock in me - although, in the long run, maybe I'm a slow growth investment."

"If I'm a commodity, it wouldn't be a wise idea to buy stock in me - although, in the long run, maybe I'm a slow growth investment."

Tim Robbins, American Actor

Idea, Growth, Investment

39

"I just had an idea that went right over my head."

"I just had an idea that went right over my head."

Lawrence Welk, American Musician

39

"It's a very smart and heartfelt movie and that's why, I think, we're all drawn to it. We really showed up for this with this collective idea that it was really ambitious, but we felt we all really had something to gain from it."

"It's a very smart and heartfelt movie and that's why, I think, we're all drawn to it. We really showed up for this with this collective idea that it was really ambitious, but we felt we all really had something to gain from it."

Robert Downey, Jr., American Actor

Idea, Gain, Robert Downey, Jr.

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"I don't know what makes a guy want to write songs and sing, but if you've got a message, you want to get it across. When I come up with an idea about the way I feel, I can really state it strongly in a song."

"I don't know what makes a guy want to write songs and sing, but if you've got a message, you want to get it across. When I come up with an idea about the way I feel, I can really state it strongly in a song."

Chris LeDoux, American Musician

Idea, Song, Songs, State

38

"Usually one or two things happen: Either you have an idea straightaway - the sort of sound that you want or the instrumentation or one particular sound that you want to feature - or you don't."

"Usually one or two things happen: Either you have an idea straightaway - the sort of sound that you want or the instrumentation or one particular sound that you want to feature - or you don't."

Anne Dudley, English Composer

Idea, Sound, Want

38

"You kind of alluded to it in your introduction. I mean, for the last 300 or so years, the exact sciences have been dominated by what is really a good idea, which is the idea that one can describe the natural world using mathematical equations."

"You kind of alluded to it in your introduction. I mean, for the last 300 or so years, the exact sciences have been dominated by what is really a good idea, which is the idea that one can describe the natural world using mathematical equations."

Stephen Wolfram, English Scientist

Idea, World, Years

38

"Almost every band has somebody who's the main songwriter and who has a vision, a very clear idea of how a song should be."

"Almost every band has somebody who's the main songwriter and who has a vision, a very clear idea of how a song should be."

Stephen Malkmus, American Musician

Idea, Vision, Song

38

"I guess my idea of a good audience is one that's quiet and listens, but also that's alive: they respond, they're getting the jokes, they're with me. And that' s been happening."

"I guess my idea of a good audience is one that's quiet and listens, but also that's alive: they respond, they're getting the jokes, they're with me. And that' s been happening."

Dan Hicks, American Musician

Idea, Jokes, Quiet

38

"The old idea of a composer suddenly having a terrific idea and sitting up all night to write it is nonsense. Nighttime is for sleeping."

"The old idea of a composer suddenly having a terrific idea and sitting up all night to write it is nonsense. Nighttime is for sleeping."

Benjamin Britten, English Composer

Idea, Night, Nonsense, Old

38

"I liked that idea. Someone who's trying to perform herself and not succeeding."

"I liked that idea. Someone who's trying to perform herself and not succeeding."

Maggie Gyllenhaal, American Actress

38

"I wonder why there is a designated hitter in baseball after all these years? As an experiment, it seemed like a swell enough idea, but you would think the novelty would have worn off by now and everyone would get back to playing baseball."

"I wonder why there is a designated hitter in baseball after all these years? As an experiment, it seemed like a swell enough idea, but you would think the novelty would have worn off by now and everyone would get back to playing baseball."

Jay Mohr, American Actor

Idea, Baseball, Novelty, Now

38

"Frank called me one day and said, 'I have an idea for a movie, why don't you come over and I'll tell you?' So I went over and we sat down and he said, 'This picture starts in heaven'. That shook me."

"Frank called me one day and said, 'I have an idea for a movie, why don't you come over and I'll tell you?' So I went over and we sat down and he said, 'This picture starts in heaven'. That shook me."

James Stewart, American Actor

Idea, Day, Heaven

38

"I couldn't tell you what I am going to do next 'cause I have no idea, but I am open to anything."

"I couldn't tell you what I am going to do next 'cause I have no idea, but I am open to anything."

Lenny Kravitz, American Musician

38

"So, I was just a young guy, maybe with an idea, and Cecil Taylor, himself a rebel, would take a chance on a guy like me. It turned out to be a very symbiotic partnership. I learned a lot from him."

"So, I was just a young guy, maybe with an idea, and Cecil Taylor, himself a rebel, would take a chance on a guy like me. It turned out to be a very symbiotic partnership. I learned a lot from him."

Archie Shepp, American Musician

Idea, Chance, Partnership

38

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

"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

38

"I get the greatest feeling when I'm singing. It's other-worldly. Your feet are anchored into the Earth and into this energy force that comes up through your feet and goes up the top of your head and maybe you're holding hands with the angels or the stars, I have no idea."

"I get the greatest feeling when I'm singing. It's other-worldly. Your feet are anchored into the Earth and into this energy force that comes up through your feet and goes up the top of your head and maybe you're holding hands with the angels or the stars, I have no idea."

Cyndi Lauper, American Musician

Idea, Angels, Earth, Energy

38

"Just the other day I pulled out this old cassette of Ragged Glory and I popped it into my cassette player and I was digging it. They were just a great rock and roll band, one that presents the song ahead of everything else - there's no grand idea or concept behind it."

"Just the other day I pulled out this old cassette of Ragged Glory and I popped it into my cassette player and I was digging it. They were just a great rock and roll band, one that presents the song ahead of everything else - there's no grand idea or concept behind it."

Krist Novoselic, American Musician

Idea, Day, Glory, Old

38

"I will be the focal point for however long I decide to play. Half of me likes that idea and half of me doesn't, but once the adrenaline kicks in, I'll probably really enjoy it."

"I will be the focal point for however long I decide to play. Half of me likes that idea and half of me doesn't, but once the adrenaline kicks in, I'll probably really enjoy it."

Martin Gore, English Musician

Idea, Play, Will

37

"As a matter of fact they'd blacken us down. I guess there's a reason that according to what the Caucasian wanted us to look like. He wanted us to look-if we were Black, then he had his idea of what we look like."

"As a matter of fact they'd blacken us down. I guess there's a reason that according to what the Caucasian wanted us to look like. He wanted us to look-if we were Black, then he had his idea of what we look like."

Billy Eckstine, American Musician

Idea, Fact, Reason

37

"I just get an idea and then all of a sudden I've got a song."

"I just get an idea and then all of a sudden I've got a song."

John Lee Hooker, American Musician

37

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

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

Sandra Bullock, American Actress

37

"The idea of taking off my shoes and trying on all these clothes is so exhausting, I just leave."

"The idea of taking off my shoes and trying on all these clothes is so exhausting, I just leave."

Lexa Doig, Canadian Actress

Idea, Clothes, Trying

37

"Look at yourself from the space! You are very little, you are so tiny! But there is something big in you: Your great ideas! Even from the space they look big because they have the power to change the universe, to change the space!"

"Look at yourself from the space! You are very little, you are so tiny! But there is something big in you: Your great ideas! Even from the space they look big because they have the power to change the universe, to change the space!"

Mehmet Murat ildan, Turkish Philosopher

Idea, Power, Truth, Inspirational, Life

37

"I embrace the idea that I'm an entertainer."

"I embrace the idea that I'm an entertainer."

Wayne Coyne, American Musician

36

"Apartment living is tough action. Just the whole idea that you share a washer and dryer always freaked me out."

"Apartment living is tough action. Just the whole idea that you share a washer and dryer always freaked me out."

Joe Rogan, American Comedian

Idea, Action, Living

36

"It's difficult to believe in yourself because the idea of self is an artificial construction. You are, in fact, part of the glorious oneness of the universe. Everything beautiful in the world is within you."

"It's difficult to believe in yourself because the idea of self is an artificial construction. You are, in fact, part of the glorious oneness of the universe. Everything beautiful in the world is within you."

Russell Brand, English Comedian

Idea, Fact, Oneness, Self

36

"The due process of law as we use it, I believe, rests squarely on the liberal idea of conflict and resolution."

"The due process of law as we use it, I believe, rests squarely on the liberal idea of conflict and resolution."

June L. Trapp, American Author

Idea, Conflict, Law, Liberal

36

"I really don't like going out. I don't like restaurants because I don't like the idea of someone, a waitress, being responsible for my evening. I like seconds, and more, and lots of conversation, and I've always hated the idea that in a restaurant an evening just ends. I find that incredibly depressing."

"I really don't like going out. I don't like restaurants because I don't like the idea of someone, a waitress, being responsible for my evening. I like seconds, and more, and lots of conversation, and I've always hated the idea that in a restaurant an evening just ends. I find that incredibly depressing."

Amy Sedaris, American Actress

Idea, Being, Conversation, Evening

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