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Idea Quotes

"I've never seen bad drawing destroy a good idea. On the other hand, I've never seen a good drawing save a bad idea."

"I've never seen bad drawing destroy a good idea. On the other hand, I've never seen a good drawing save a bad idea."

Paul Conrad, American Cartoonist

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"You have no idea how expensive it is to look this cheap."

"You have no idea how expensive it is to look this cheap."

Steve Tyler, American Musician

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"This haunting idea of becoming a celebrity doesn't settle well with me at all."

"This haunting idea of becoming a celebrity doesn't settle well with me at all."

Vincent D'Onofrio, American Actor

Idea, Celebrity

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"Something new has taken place in the past five to eight years. Technologists are providing almost religious visions, and their ideas are resonating in some ways with the same idea of the Rapture."

"Something new has taken place in the past five to eight years. Technologists are providing almost religious visions, and their ideas are resonating in some ways with the same idea of the Rapture."

Eric Horvitz, American Computer Scientist

Idea, Ideas, Past, Religious

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"I think we carry around the idea of being a Kid in the Hall as part of our identity. It's a big part of how we see ourselves now."

"I think we carry around the idea of being a Kid in the Hall as part of our identity. It's a big part of how we see ourselves now."

Dave Foley, Canadian Comedian

Idea, Being, Identity, Now

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"The Northern idea of form is more of a process. The various units of the form overlap. You can't tell where some things stop and new things start. This is typical of Sibelius."

"The Northern idea of form is more of a process. The various units of the form overlap. You can't tell where some things stop and new things start. This is typical of Sibelius."

Esa-Pekka Salonen, Finnish Musician

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"I had no idea what I was going to do when they threw me out of school."

"I had no idea what I was going to do when they threw me out of school."

Don Johnson, American Actor

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"I have no idea what I'm doin'. I've never seen me."

"I have no idea what I'm doin'. I've never seen me."

Mose Allison, American Musician

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"It terrified me to have an idea that was solely mine to be no longer a part of my mind, but totally public."

"It terrified me to have an idea that was solely mine to be no longer a part of my mind, but totally public."

Maya Lin, American Architect

Idea, Mind, Public

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"Right now, I'm Writing song lyrics. Experimenting with a play. Toying with an idea for a documentary. I hope one of these will eventually be launched into the light of day."

"Right now, I'm Writing song lyrics. Experimenting with a play. Toying with an idea for a documentary. I hope one of these will eventually be launched into the light of day."

Anita Diament, American Author

Idea, Hope, Day, Light

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"A maverick feels like he has no choice however difficult his choice of expression. In my case, it was going backwards into tonality. It seemed so wrong. The idea that progress is going into the past in a new way is very strange, even though there are precedents."

"A maverick feels like he has no choice however difficult his choice of expression. In my case, it was going backwards into tonality. It seemed so wrong. The idea that progress is going into the past in a new way is very strange, even though there are precedents."

David Del Tredici, American Composer

Idea, Progress, Choice, Expression

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"United Artists wanted to do records with me. I had no idea, what a rare thing that was... to make an album. And they put a guy with me working on songs, and I got busy with films. I just kind of let it slide. Isn't that amazing?"

"United Artists wanted to do records with me. I had no idea, what a rare thing that was... to make an album. And they put a guy with me working on songs, and I got busy with films. I just kind of let it slide. Isn't that amazing?"

John Astin, American Actor

Idea, Artists, Songs, United

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"My idea of feminism is self-determination, and it's very open-ended: every woman has the right to become herself, and do whatever she needs to do."

"My idea of feminism is self-determination, and it's very open-ended: every woman has the right to become herself, and do whatever she needs to do."

Ani DiFranco, American Musician

Idea, Feminism, Needs, Open

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"I toyed with the idea of pursuing a career as a lawyer just because I like to argue."

"I toyed with the idea of pursuing a career as a lawyer just because I like to argue."

Lexa Doig, Canadian Actress

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"I don't like the idea of busing children all over the country. It's not safe. And there doesn't seem to be that much of an urgent need for it to be done."

"I don't like the idea of busing children all over the country. It's not safe. And there doesn't seem to be that much of an urgent need for it to be done."

Wayne White, American Artist

Idea, Children, Country

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"I mean, first of all, let me say whichever superhero first came up with the idea of wearing a cape, he wasn't really onto anything good. The number of times I'm treading on that damn thing or I throw a punch and it ends up covering my whole head. It's really not practical."

"I mean, first of all, let me say whichever superhero first came up with the idea of wearing a cape, he wasn't really onto anything good. The number of times I'm treading on that damn thing or I throw a punch and it ends up covering my whole head. It's really not practical."

Christian Bale, Welsh Actor

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"Some stars like to hide behind the whole idea of acting. But really good actors are not hiding at all. They're not afraid to be disliked, to be a little unsavoury."

"Some stars like to hide behind the whole idea of acting. But really good actors are not hiding at all. They're not afraid to be disliked, to be a little unsavoury."

Mary Mastrantonio, American Actress

Idea, Acting, Actors, Stars

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"Also, from a technical point of view, as you're standing in front of a microphone all day, it's quite a good idea that I should play a laid back sort of character because if he was too frenetic, I'd be exhausted by lunch!"

"Also, from a technical point of view, as you're standing in front of a microphone all day, it's quite a good idea that I should play a laid back sort of character because if he was too frenetic, I'd be exhausted by lunch!"

Paul Darrow, British Actor

Idea, Character, Day, Play

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"It's a really bad idea to be in a band and get involved with each other."

"It's a really bad idea to be in a band and get involved with each other."

Ann Wilson, American Musician

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"A good idea for lyrics and a melody to expand on."

"A good idea for lyrics and a melody to expand on."

Gordon Waller, Scottish Musician

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"The most important precedents deal with the whole idea of symbolic programming - the notion of setting up symbolic expressions that can represent anything one wants, and then having functions that operate on both their structure and content."

"The most important precedents deal with the whole idea of symbolic programming - the notion of setting up symbolic expressions that can represent anything one wants, and then having functions that operate on both their structure and content."

Stephen Wolfram, English Scientist

Idea, Content, Precedents, Programming

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"My idea of an educated person is one who can converse on one subject for more than two minutes."

"My idea of an educated person is one who can converse on one subject for more than two minutes."

Robert Millikan, American Physicist

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"It's never a good idea for a celebrity to sign autographs or take pictures if a crowd is gathering."

"It's never a good idea for a celebrity to sign autographs or take pictures if a crowd is gathering."

Chevy Chase, American Comedian

Idea, Celebrity

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"The hierarchy of relations, from the molecular structure of carbon to the equilibrium of the species and ecological whole, will perhaps be the leading idea of the future."

"The hierarchy of relations, from the molecular structure of carbon to the equilibrium of the species and ecological whole, will perhaps be the leading idea of the future."

Joseph Needham, British Scientist

Idea, Future, Leading, Will

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"I had no idea what to expect when we did Ladies' Night. I didn't think it was going to get nominated for a Grammy. I didn't know that we would have to perform on the MTV Awards show."

"I had no idea what to expect when we did Ladies' Night. I didn't think it was going to get nominated for a Grammy. I didn't know that we would have to perform on the MTV Awards show."

Angie Martinez, American Musician

Idea, Awards, Ladies, Night

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"I believe in using the entire piano as a single instrument capable of expressing every possible musical idea."

"I believe in using the entire piano as a single instrument capable of expressing every possible musical idea."

Oscar Peterson, Canadian Musician

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"The hardest thing is the idea. Ideas come from somewhere but as far as we know they come from nowhere."

"The hardest thing is the idea. Ideas come from somewhere but as far as we know they come from nowhere."

Ian Hunter, English Musician

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"Even the recognition of an individual whom we see every day is only possible as the result of an abstract idea of him formed by generalization from his appearances in the past."

"Even the recognition of an individual whom we see every day is only possible as the result of an abstract idea of him formed by generalization from his appearances in the past."

James G. Frazer, Scottish Scientist

Idea, Day, Past, Result

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"I think the whole idea of me was that I wasn't going to be but that I wanted to be, desperately."

"I think the whole idea of me was that I wasn't going to be but that I wanted to be, desperately."

Chris Elliott, American Comedian

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"I knew right away that it was a gorgeous idea."

"I knew right away that it was a gorgeous idea."

Lila Acheson Wallace, American Publisher

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"There's an element of tongue-in-cheek in every one of our songs. Walking off into the sunset, holding hands, and being married forever was not exactly a brand new idea."

Peter Noone, English Actor

Idea, Being, Songs, Sunset

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"But I had no idea that they were going to pull the plug so quickly."

"But I had no idea that they were going to pull the plug so quickly."

David Selby, American Actor

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"If I'm going to fly for more than twenty feet it's generally a good idea to get a stunt guy."

"If I'm going to fly for more than twenty feet it's generally a good idea to get a stunt guy."

Joe Flanigan, American Actor

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"Most of my songs are about Jesus. Most of my songs are about the idea that there is salvation, and that there is a Savior. But I won't mention his name in a song just to get a cheap play."

"Most of my songs are about Jesus. Most of my songs are about the idea that there is salvation, and that there is a Savior. But I won't mention his name in a song just to get a cheap play."

Peter Townsend, British Musician

Idea, Name, Play, Salvation

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"I guess I've always liked the idea of being an artist."

"I guess I've always liked the idea of being an artist."

Larry Rivers, American Musician

Idea, Artist, Being

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"The image that the public gets is whatever they perceive it to be. Everybody has an opinion, everybody has their own vision, so I don't know what my public image is. I have no idea."

"The image that the public gets is whatever they perceive it to be. Everybody has an opinion, everybody has their own vision, so I don't know what my public image is. I have no idea."

Lenny Kravitz, American Musician

Idea, Vision, Opinion, Public

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"Maybe 'Can't Stop Feeling' and 'Turn It On' we'll just release as singles. It's a thing The Beatles used to do which I really loved, the idea of releasing something as a single completely on its own."

"Maybe 'Can't Stop Feeling' and 'Turn It On' we'll just release as singles. It's a thing The Beatles used to do which I really loved, the idea of releasing something as a single completely on its own."

Alex Kapranos, Scottish Musician

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"I never said I had no idea about most of the things you said I said I had no idea about."

"I never said I had no idea about most of the things you said I said I had no idea about."

Elliott Abrams, American Lawyer

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"The basic notion was the idea that the loudspeaker should have a voice which was unique and not just an instrument of reproduction, but an instrument unto itself."

"The basic notion was the idea that the loudspeaker should have a voice which was unique and not just an instrument of reproduction, but an instrument unto itself."

David Tudor, American Musician

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"I had no idea I could make it this far. And the fact that they told me I made it this far and that America is going to vote for me, I freaked out."

"I had no idea I could make it this far. And the fact that they told me I made it this far and that America is going to vote for me, I freaked out."

Casey Abrams, American Musician

Idea, America, Fact, Vote

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"I have no idea what readership is of written editorials, but it doesn't come anywhere close to the readership of editorial cartoons."

"I have no idea what readership is of written editorials, but it doesn't come anywhere close to the readership of editorial cartoons."

Paul Conrad, American Cartoonist

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"When I need the idea, I can find it immediately. I have a horror of rewriting or deleting; the parts of my composition are carried in my head 'till I can write them down, even to the last note. Then I do not alter a jot."

"When I need the idea, I can find it immediately. I have a horror of rewriting or deleting; the parts of my composition are carried in my head 'till I can write them down, even to the last note. Then I do not alter a jot."

Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian Composer

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"We need to ditch the idea that there is any value in the strong and silent man being in any way attractive. Being silent isn't being strong, it's being a victim."

"We need to ditch the idea that there is any value in the strong and silent man being in any way attractive. Being silent isn't being strong, it's being a victim."

Jane Powell, American Actress

Idea, Being, Man, Value

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"Then India, everyone has his own idea of India."

"Then India, everyone has his own idea of India."

J. Milton Hayes, English Actor

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"It's not a bad idea to be single, so I can concentrate on my job."

"It's not a bad idea to be single, so I can concentrate on my job."

Emily Procter, American Actress

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"I've always resisted the idea of becoming a David Hasselhoff, and I hope I'm still resisting it."

"I've always resisted the idea of becoming a David Hasselhoff, and I hope I'm still resisting it."

Anthony Head, English Actor

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"Actually I like the idea of being a Renaissance hack. If tombstones were still in style, I would want to have the two words chiseled right under my name."

"Actually I like the idea of being a Renaissance hack. If tombstones were still in style, I would want to have the two words chiseled right under my name."

Dennis Flanagan, American Editor

Idea, Being, Name, Right

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"I just like the idea of this creature or a being on the roof, you know? It's kind of spooky."

"I just like the idea of this creature or a being on the roof, you know? It's kind of spooky."

Will Sergeant, English Musician

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"I have a good idea every two years. Give me a topic, I will give you the idea!"

"I have a good idea every two years. Give me a topic, I will give you the idea!"

Fritz Zwicky, Swiss Scientist

Idea, Will, Years

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"My boyfriend's idea of a lesson was to take me on a black diamond run in the middle of a hail storm and say, 'Go!' Ski patrol had to escort me to another lift to get me down the mountain. No, that wasn't humiliating, not at all."

"My boyfriend's idea of a lesson was to take me on a black diamond run in the middle of a hail storm and say, 'Go!' Ski patrol had to escort me to another lift to get me down the mountain. No, that wasn't humiliating, not at all."

Claudia Black, Australian Actress

Idea, Boyfriend, Ski

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