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"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

15

"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

15

"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

15

"But you can catch yourself entertaining habitually certain ideas and setting others aside; and that, I think, is where our personal destinies are largely decided."

"But you can catch yourself entertaining habitually certain ideas and setting others aside; and that, I think, is where our personal destinies are largely decided."

Alfred North Whitehead, English Mathematician

15

"It was a turning point in the sense that as a scene, we can up with a lot of new ideas."

"It was a turning point in the sense that as a scene, we can up with a lot of new ideas."

Arto Lindsay, American Musician

15

"Praising the Lord and passing the ammunition are mutually exclusive ideas."

"Praising the Lord and passing the ammunition are mutually exclusive ideas."

Phil Donahue, American Entertainer

15

"I can get away with saying a lot of ideas that are young and naive. I'm liberated."

"I can get away with saying a lot of ideas that are young and naive. I'm liberated."

Neil Young, Canadian Musician

15

"When I am traveling in a carriage, or walking after a good meal, or during the night when I cannot sleep; it is on such occasions that ideas flow best and most abundantly."

"When I am traveling in a carriage, or walking after a good meal, or during the night when I cannot sleep; it is on such occasions that ideas flow best and most abundantly."

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian Musician

Ideas, Night, Sleep, Traveling

15

"Greatness, in the last analysis, is largely bravery - courage in escaping from old ideas and old standards and respectable ways of doing things."

"Greatness, in the last analysis, is largely bravery - courage in escaping from old ideas and old standards and respectable ways of doing things."

James Robinson, American Filmmaker

Ideas, Courage, Greatness, Bravery

15

"Students need to learn how to think critically, how to argue opposing ideas. It is important for them to learn how to think. You can always cook."

"Students need to learn how to think critically, how to argue opposing ideas. It is important for them to learn how to think. You can always cook."

Charlie Trotter, American Celebrity

Ideas, Students

15

"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

14

"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

14

"I think he's much funnier in many ways than some of the things that I've done. Because it's a little bit more layered. He's constantly trying to teach Luke what he thinks are really deep philosophical ideas, but they're really simple."

"I think he's much funnier in many ways than some of the things that I've done. Because it's a little bit more layered. He's constantly trying to teach Luke what he thinks are really deep philosophical ideas, but they're really simple."

Sean William Scott, American Actor

Ideas, Deep, Trying

14

"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

14

"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

13

"I think, you know, as an actor we get these terribly sort of pretentious ideas in our heads. We try to take everything very seriously at first, you know, until we lighten up, we get onboard, and have a laugh."

"I think, you know, as an actor we get these terribly sort of pretentious ideas in our heads. We try to take everything very seriously at first, you know, until we lighten up, we get onboard, and have a laugh."

Rosamund Pike, British Actress

Ideas, Actor, First

13

"Basically I started to jot notes, lots of faxes back and forth to my writer, we faxed ideas throughout the whole first draft, and started all over again."

"Basically I started to jot notes, lots of faxes back and forth to my writer, we faxed ideas throughout the whole first draft, and started all over again."

Bruce Boxleitner, American Actor

Ideas, Draft, First, Writer

13

"Listen, the next revolution is gonna be a revolution of ideas."

"Listen, the next revolution is gonna be a revolution of ideas."

Bill Hicks, American Comedian

Ideas, Revolution

13

"Jack and I usually get together and sit around in the afternoons and start throwing ideas around."

"Jack and I usually get together and sit around in the afternoons and start throwing ideas around."

Johnny Rivers, American Musician

13

"I wanted to do Playboy to get across the same ideas I'm singing and writing about these days. It's all about proving that a woman can defy stereotypes."

"I wanted to do Playboy to get across the same ideas I'm singing and writing about these days. It's all about proving that a woman can defy stereotypes."

Jody Watley, American Musician

Ideas, Singing, Woman, Writing

13

"I'm so incredibly tired of giving respect to a lot of delusions and crazy ideas just because they are regarded as religions."

"I'm so incredibly tired of giving respect to a lot of delusions and crazy ideas just because they are regarded as religions."

Bjorn Ulvaeus, Swedish Musician

Ideas, Giving, Respect

13

"Ideas are one thing and what happens is another."

"Ideas are one thing and what happens is another."

John Cage, American Composer

13

"I wanted more in depth ideas about the character and it never came."

"I wanted more in depth ideas about the character and it never came."

Nicholas Lea, Canadian Actor

Ideas, Character

13

"Cartoons have always been an enjoyment to me... a relaxation... I get my ideas from everyday events."

"Cartoons have always been an enjoyment to me... a relaxation... I get my ideas from everyday events."

Matthew Ashford, American Actor

Ideas, Cartoons, Enjoyment, Events

12

"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

12

"Mathematicians may flatter themselves that they possess new ideas which mere human language is as yet unable to express."

"Mathematicians may flatter themselves that they possess new ideas which mere human language is as yet unable to express."

James C. Maxwell, Scottish Mathematician

Ideas, Language, Mathematicians, May

12

"Almost all new ideas have a certain aspect of foolishness when they are first produced."

"Almost all new ideas have a certain aspect of foolishness when they are first produced."

Alfred North Whitehead, English Mathematician

Ideas, First, Foolishness

12

"A barrier is of ideas, not of things."

"A barrier is of ideas, not of things."

Mark Caine, American Author

12

"If I have a thousand ideas and only one turns out to be good, I am satisfied."

"If I have a thousand ideas and only one turns out to be good, I am satisfied."

Alfred Nobel, Swedish Scientist

12

"I have a lot of stuff I want to talk about and offer up. It would be odd not to have ideas about something."

"I have a lot of stuff I want to talk about and offer up. It would be odd not to have ideas about something."

Ralph Fiennes, British Actor

Ideas, Talk, Want

12

"So I had a ghostwriter, they call them, or somebody who is an experienced writer, to help. I've got the ideas in my head, it's getting them properly on paper."

"So I had a ghostwriter, they call them, or somebody who is an experienced writer, to help. I've got the ideas in my head, it's getting them properly on paper."

Bruce Boxleitner, American Actor

Ideas, Help, Writer

12

"Although all new ideas are born in France, they are not readily adopted there. It seems that they must first commence to prosper in a foreign country."

"Although all new ideas are born in France, they are not readily adopted there. It seems that they must first commence to prosper in a foreign country."

Sarah Bernhardt, French Actress

Ideas, Country, First, France

12

"Ideas have unhinged the gates of empires."

"Ideas have unhinged the gates of empires."

Paul Harris, American Entertainer

12

"I had my own musical ideas that Mick helped me with as well."

"I had my own musical ideas that Mick helped me with as well."

Lou Gramm, American Musician

12

"It is quite possible we may have formed entirely erroneous ideas of what we actually see. The greenish gray patches may not be seas at all, nor the ruddy continents, solid land. Neither may the obscuring patches be clouds of vapor."

"It is quite possible we may have formed entirely erroneous ideas of what we actually see. The greenish gray patches may not be seas at all, nor the ruddy continents, solid land. Neither may the obscuring patches be clouds of vapor."

Edward E. Barnard, American Scientist

Ideas, Clouds, Land, May

12

"The Empress has been connected with the ideas of universal fecundity and in a general sense with activity."

"The Empress has been connected with the ideas of universal fecundity and in a general sense with activity."

Arthur E. Waite, British Occultist

11

"I used to want to be a children's writer, because I would have all these great ideas when I was little, and I'd write them and draw them, and turn them into class."

"I used to want to be a children's writer, because I would have all these great ideas when I was little, and I'd write them and draw them, and turn them into class."

Jena Malone, American Actress

Ideas, Children, Class, Want

11

"We wanted to be as expansive as possible to make sure we didn't preclude some good ideas."

"We wanted to be as expansive as possible to make sure we didn't preclude some good ideas."

John Poindexter, American Public Servant

11

"A final proof of our ideas can only be obtained by detailed studies on the alterations produced in the amino acid sequence of a protein by mutations of the type discussed here."

"A final proof of our ideas can only be obtained by detailed studies on the alterations produced in the amino acid sequence of a protein by mutations of the type discussed here."

Francis Crick, English Scientist

11

"Until we perceive the meaning of our past, we remain the mere carriers of ideas, like the Nomads."

"Until we perceive the meaning of our past, we remain the mere carriers of ideas, like the Nomads."

Stephen Gardiner, British Architect

Ideas, Meaning, Past

11

"Back when I was jamming with Axl and the guys they had boxes of cassettes with song ideas. How do you know which ones you like now when you have that many ideas."

"Back when I was jamming with Axl and the guys they had boxes of cassettes with song ideas. How do you know which ones you like now when you have that many ideas."

Zakk Wylde, American Musician

Ideas, Now, Song

11

"My operas usually come from musical ideas rather than ideas about subject matter."

"My operas usually come from musical ideas rather than ideas about subject matter."

Harrison Birtwistle, British Composer

11

"So we can't go backwards, we can only go where the evolutionary trajectory is taking us and attune our ideas about ourselves and our existence to that course."

"So we can't go backwards, we can only go where the evolutionary trajectory is taking us and attune our ideas about ourselves and our existence to that course."

Thom Mayne, American Architect

Ideas, Existence

11

"While a lab Director can get done the things that he regards as important, he has the more important job of bringing out the best ideas of the broader scientific community."

"While a lab Director can get done the things that he regards as important, he has the more important job of bringing out the best ideas of the broader scientific community."

Burton Richter, American Scientist

Ideas, Community, Job

11

"I loved planning 'The Tyra Show' more than actually having to do it. I loved coming up with show ideas, honing each program and crafting it. I'm more excited being in a meeting than being on TV."

"I loved planning 'The Tyra Show' more than actually having to do it. I loved coming up with show ideas, honing each program and crafting it. I'm more excited being in a meeting than being on TV."

Tyra Banks, American Model

Ideas, Being, Meeting, Planning

11

"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

11

"The thing to judge in any jazz artist is, does the man project and does he have ideas."

"The thing to judge in any jazz artist is, does the man project and does he have ideas."

Miles Davis, American Musician

Ideas, Artist, Jazz, Man

11

"If I don't have a project going, I sit down and begin to write something - a character sketch, a monologue, a description of some sight, or even just a list of ideas."

"If I don't have a project going, I sit down and begin to write something - a character sketch, a monologue, a description of some sight, or even just a list of ideas."

Thomas Perry, German Musician

Ideas, Character, Project, Sight

11

"We have to do a film parody for Comic Relief. We can't decide which film to parody at the moment. Any ideas welcome, but not Spiderman owing to costume being too tight."

"We have to do a film parody for Comic Relief. We can't decide which film to parody at the moment. Any ideas welcome, but not Spiderman owing to costume being too tight."

Dawn French, British Comedian

Ideas, Being, Film

11

"As Oscar Wilde should have said, when bad ideas have nowhere else to go, they emigrate to America and become university courses."

"As Oscar Wilde should have said, when bad ideas have nowhere else to go, they emigrate to America and become university courses."

Frederic Raphael, British Screenwriter

Ideas, America, University

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