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"Ilike ideas writers have that I might not have written. Writers are there for a reason... to write for me."

"Ilike ideas writers have that I might not have written. Writers are there for a reason... to write for me."

Tim Roth, British Actor

Ideas, Reason, Writers

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"I constantly try to reinvent my sensibilities and my ideas. I enjoy some of the satisfaction that I get when I feel good about what I've done. But the process is quite lonely and quite painful."

"I constantly try to reinvent my sensibilities and my ideas. I enjoy some of the satisfaction that I get when I feel good about what I've done. But the process is quite lonely and quite painful."

Vincent Gallo, American Actor

Ideas, Lonely, Satisfaction

24

"There is a firm, clear commitment to provide resources and ideas to enable us to organize the Afghans towards starting the process of rehabilitation and reconstruction."

"There is a firm, clear commitment to provide resources and ideas to enable us to organize the Afghans towards starting the process of rehabilitation and reconstruction."

Lakhdar Brahimi, Algerian Public Servant

Ideas, Commitment

18

"I take little bits and pieces of ideas that I may or may not believe in but I give them to this character and he runs with them. I have fun with however he handles the situation."

"I take little bits and pieces of ideas that I may or may not believe in but I give them to this character and he runs with them. I have fun with however he handles the situation."

Jhonen Vasquez, American Cartoonist

Ideas, Character, Fun, May

15

"A mathematician, like a painter or poet, is a maker of patterns. If his patterns are more permanent than theirs, it is because they are made with ideas."

"A mathematician, like a painter or poet, is a maker of patterns. If his patterns are more permanent than theirs, it is because they are made with ideas."

G. H. Hardy, British Mathematician

14

"Ideas won't keep; something must be done about them."

"Ideas won't keep; something must be done about them."

Alfred North Whitehead, English Mathematician

12

"I wasn't thinking of competing with any artists as such, I was more thinking of being among them, and sharing thoughts with them; like sharing views, ideas, etc."

"I wasn't thinking of competing with any artists as such, I was more thinking of being among them, and sharing thoughts with them; like sharing views, ideas, etc."

Dennis Brown, American Musician

Ideas, Thoughts, Artists, Being

11

"We need to give each other the space to grow, to be ourselves, to exercise our diversity. We need to give each other space so that we may both give and receive such beautiful things as ideas, openness, dignity, joy, healing, and inclusion."

"We need to give each other the space to grow, to be ourselves, to exercise our diversity. We need to give each other space so that we may both give and receive such beautiful things as ideas, openness, dignity, joy, healing, and inclusion."

Max de Pree, American Executive

Ideas, Dignity, Diversity, Exercise

10

"Filmgoers are starved for new ideas, voices and visions."

"Filmgoers are starved for new ideas, voices and visions."

Robert Redford, American Actor

9

"It's always good to take an orthogonal view of something. It develops ideas."

"It's always good to take an orthogonal view of something. It develops ideas."

Ken Thompson, American Scientist

9

"I always try to teach by example and not force my ideas on a young musician. One of the reasons we're here is to be a part of this process of exchange."

"I always try to teach by example and not force my ideas on a young musician. One of the reasons we're here is to be a part of this process of exchange."

Dizzy Gillespie, American Musician

Ideas, Example, Force

9

"Working together was a bit of a disaster. I'd tell him his ideas were cr*p and he'd say the same about mine."

"Working together was a bit of a disaster. I'd tell him his ideas were cr*p and he'd say the same about mine."

Daisy Donovan, British Actress

Ideas, Disaster

8

"Ideas not coupled with action never become bigger than the brain cells they occupied."

"Ideas not coupled with action never become bigger than the brain cells they occupied."

Arnold H. Glasow, American Humorist

Ideas, Action, Arnold H. Glasgow

8

"Good ideas are a dime a dozen, bad ones are free."

"Good ideas are a dime a dozen, bad ones are free."

Douglas Horton, American Clergyman

8

"If you don't execute your ideas, they die."

"If you don't execute your ideas, they die."

Roger von Oech, American Author

8

"A good quartet is like a good conversation among friends interacting to each other's ideas."

"A good quartet is like a good conversation among friends interacting to each other's ideas."

Stan Getz, American Musician

Ideas, Conversation, Friends

8

"There was absolutely no intention of splitting up. We had so many great ideas to use on the new album. John Paul Jones was incredible, coming to the studio each day with new instruments to play."

"There was absolutely no intention of splitting up. We had so many great ideas to use on the new album. John Paul Jones was incredible, coming to the studio each day with new instruments to play."

John Bonham, British Musician

Ideas, Day, Intention, Play

7

"Good acting is about being as natural and calm as possible. These days producers have such definite ideas that you have to be prepared to do whatever they ask."

"Good acting is about being as natural and calm as possible. These days producers have such definite ideas that you have to be prepared to do whatever they ask."

Bryn Terfel, Welsh Musician

Ideas, Acting, Being

7

"Too often new ideas are studied and analyzed until they are suffocated."

"Too often new ideas are studied and analyzed until they are suffocated."

William Pollard, English Clergyman

7

"It was pretty much the way that it was when I first read it, although one exception would be that some ideas that I had were also incorporated into the script."

"It was pretty much the way that it was when I first read it, although one exception would be that some ideas that I had were also incorporated into the script."

Chiaki Kuriyama, Japanese Actress

Ideas, First, Pretty

7

"Don't have good ideas if you aren't willing to be responsible for them."

"Don't have good ideas if you aren't willing to be responsible for them."

Alan Perlis, American Scientist

6

"Healthy ideas of both left and right, along with totally new ideas, must form a growing united front."

"Healthy ideas of both left and right, along with totally new ideas, must form a growing united front."

Tom Metzger, American Celebrity

Ideas, Right, United

6

"All ideas come about through some sort of observation. It sparks an attitude; some object or emotion causes a reaction in the other person."

"All ideas come about through some sort of observation. It sparks an attitude; some object or emotion causes a reaction in the other person."

Graham Chapman, British Comedian

Ideas, Attitude, Causes, Emotion

6

"As scientists, we keep an open mind, but we have to base our ideas about the past on archaeological evidence."

"As scientists, we keep an open mind, but we have to base our ideas about the past on archaeological evidence."

Zahi Hawass, Egyptian Scientist

Ideas, Mind, Open, Past

6

"That doesn't necessarily mean they have to have an explicit proposal that they put forward that all Democrats sign up to, but I think they need to throw some ideas out that, at least directionally, point the way forward."

"That doesn't necessarily mean they have to have an explicit proposal that they put forward that all Democrats sign up to, but I think they need to throw some ideas out that, at least directionally, point the way forward."

John Podesta, American Lawyer

Ideas, Democrats

6

"Ideas are seeds of existence in absolute emptiness.Creative words are the building blocks of such ideas."

"Ideas are seeds of existence in absolute emptiness.Creative words are the building blocks of such ideas."

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

Ideas, Truth, Creativity, Power, Wisdom

5

"All we did was to sit around, collect some ideas, wait and see what's going to happen. That was it."

"All we did was to sit around, collect some ideas, wait and see what's going to happen. That was it."

Mark McGrath, American Musician

5

"I wanted to be in a band that shared ideas and were in it together."

"I wanted to be in a band that shared ideas and were in it together."

Roger Daltrey, English Musician

5

"It is not of the essence of mathematics to be conversant with the ideas of number and quantity."

"It is not of the essence of mathematics to be conversant with the ideas of number and quantity."

George Boole, Irish Mathematician

Ideas, Mathematics, Quantity

5

"I have some ideas on how to fix that. They're not very good ideas, but at least they're ideas!"

"I have some ideas on how to fix that. They're not very good ideas, but at least they're ideas!"

Adam Savage, American Entertainer

5

"I'm still constantly thinking of ideas. I don't feel 90. I think I'm about 12."

"I'm still constantly thinking of ideas. I don't feel 90. I think I'm about 12."

Norman Wisdom, English Comedian

Ideas, Thinking

5

"On occasion I have drawn as a release from painting. The economy in using paper, pencil, charcoal and crayon can help towards a greater gamble and higher rewards. I also find that drawing can generate ideas more rapidly than painting."

"On occasion I have drawn as a release from painting. The economy in using paper, pencil, charcoal and crayon can help towards a greater gamble and higher rewards. I also find that drawing can generate ideas more rapidly than painting."

William Scott, American Painter

Ideas, Economy, Help, Painting

5

"The ideas of the great playwrights are almost always larger than the experiences of even the best actors."

"The ideas of the great playwrights are almost always larger than the experiences of even the best actors."

Stella Adler, American Actress

5

"The production team's first meeting took place at my house. I had ideas and a color scheme in mind, how I wanted the movie to look, because that has to be a real collaboration."

"The production team's first meeting took place at my house. I had ideas and a color scheme in mind, how I wanted the movie to look, because that has to be a real collaboration."

Debbie Allen, American Actress

Ideas, Collaboration, First, Meeting

5

"I like to come up with the melodies, and I have a lot of ideas as far as structure goes."

"I like to come up with the melodies, and I have a lot of ideas as far as structure goes."

Steven Tyler, American Musician

5

"Will is nothing more than a particular case of the general doctrine of association of ideas, and therefore a perfectly mechanical thing."

"Will is nothing more than a particular case of the general doctrine of association of ideas, and therefore a perfectly mechanical thing."

Joseph Priestley, English Scientist

Ideas, Doctrine, Nothing, Will

5

"We manage to bounce ideas off one another. Every band fights, but at the end of the day, we're very positive about the way we fight. At least we come out with a result."

"We manage to bounce ideas off one another. Every band fights, but at the end of the day, we're very positive about the way we fight. At least we come out with a result."

Keith Emerson, British Musician

Ideas, Positive, Day, End

5

"I'm definitely responsible for coming in with some basic chord changes, or ideas. Everybody in the band looks to me to come up with the basic seed, so it's not very productive to come in with nothing."

"I'm definitely responsible for coming in with some basic chord changes, or ideas. Everybody in the band looks to me to come up with the basic seed, so it's not very productive to come in with nothing."

Billy Corgan, American Musician

5

"Ideas rose in clouds; I felt them collide until pairs interlocked, so to speak, making a stable combination."

"Ideas rose in clouds; I felt them collide until pairs interlocked, so to speak, making a stable combination."

Henri Poincare, French Mathematician

5

"It's easy to come up with new ideas; the hard part is letting go of what worked for you two years ago, but will soon be out-of-date."

"It's easy to come up with new ideas; the hard part is letting go of what worked for you two years ago, but will soon be out-of-date."

Roger von Oech, American Author

Ideas, Will, Years

5

"I had an immense advantage over many others dealing with the problem inasmuch as I had no fixed ideas derived from long-established practice to control and bias my mind, and did not suffer from the general belief that whatever is, is right."

"I had an immense advantage over many others dealing with the problem inasmuch as I had no fixed ideas derived from long-established practice to control and bias my mind, and did not suffer from the general belief that whatever is, is right."

Henry Bessemer, English Scientist

Ideas, Belief, Control, Mind

5

"Ideas have unhinged the gates of empires."

"Ideas have unhinged the gates of empires."

Paul Harris, American Entertainer

5

"Despite a few really bad days we had quite a lot of fun making Low, especially when all the radical ideas were making sense and things were starting to click."

"Despite a few really bad days we had quite a lot of fun making Low, especially when all the radical ideas were making sense and things were starting to click."

Tony Visconti, American Musician

Ideas, Fun, Radical, Sense

5

"The most important political task facing the out-of-power party - the Democrats for now - is creating a villain to run against. It's certainly easier than developing some grand new ideas or policies on which to campaign."

"The most important political task facing the out-of-power party - the Democrats for now - is creating a villain to run against. It's certainly easier than developing some grand new ideas or policies on which to campaign."

Pat Sajak, American Entertainer

Ideas, Democrats, Now, Party

5

"I want to do nothing chic, I want to have ideas before beginning a piece."

"I want to do nothing chic, I want to have ideas before beginning a piece."

Georges Bizet, French Composer

Ideas, Beginning, Nothing, Want

5

"But obviously, we're looking for all good ideas to help deal with our long-term debt problem. This is something that is going to affect our economy. It affects our kids. And we need to deal with it."

"But obviously, we're looking for all good ideas to help deal with our long-term debt problem. This is something that is going to affect our economy. It affects our kids. And we need to deal with it."

David Axelrod, American Public Servant

Ideas, Debt, Economy, Help

4

"Ideas are elusive, slippery things. Best to keep a pad of paper and a pencil at your bedside, so you can stab them during the night before they get away."

"Ideas are elusive, slippery things. Best to keep a pad of paper and a pencil at your bedside, so you can stab them during the night before they get away."

Earl Nightingale, American Entertainer

4

"I had no new ideas on the physics we might learn, and I could not compete with the younger generation."

"I had no new ideas on the physics we might learn, and I could not compete with the younger generation."

Jack Steinberger, American Physicist

4

"I have no specific ideas in mind of what I will or won't do; it's all about the roles."

"I have no specific ideas in mind of what I will or won't do; it's all about the roles."

Jeri Ryan, American Actress

Ideas, Mind, Will

4

"For better or worse, MTV sort of bridges the whole country together almost like the BBC does in England. It's opened up everything so wide that it's possible for everyone to have different ideas."

"For better or worse, MTV sort of bridges the whole country together almost like the BBC does in England. It's opened up everything so wide that it's possible for everyone to have different ideas."

Joey Ramone, American Musician

Ideas, Country, England

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