Idea Quotes

A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the pride of sovereignty to the level of petty life.

There's this idea that somebody's job could be more important than somebody else's, and to me, that's not true.

I'm always open to the possibility that somebody's got a better idea than I have. It happens with some frequency.

A revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets.

Colonialism is an idea born in the West that drives Western countries - like France, Italy, Belgium, Great Britain - to occupy countries outside of Europe.

Murderers, in general, are people who are consistent, people who are obsessed with one idea and nothing else.

There's this idea that when you turn 40, you automatically go to adult contemporary heaven, but I want to try and challenge that.

Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious.

To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue in the people, is a chimerical idea.

As an actress, it appeals to me because I love the idea of playing those in-between moments, the sort of behavioral stuff that one might not normally see.

The idea of working with Steven Spielberg was very attractive. He's such a master. He knows the language of the camera and of filmmaking, which gives him a great freedom.

I've been very lucky in the freedom that I've been given. Every artist needs two types of freedom: You need the freedom to - the freedom to come up with an idea or treatment - and then you need the other half of the freedom, and that's freedom from - somebody saying, 'This is great. This is how I want you to do it.'

A person possessed with an idea cannot be reasoned with.

I never presumed that a technique of composition or an idea was so special that just using it would guarantee the quality of the music.

I had no idea that being your authentic self could make me as rich as I've become. If I had, I'd have done it a lot earlier.

I like the idea of bringing cartoon characters to life... and although the Americans have already attempted this, their culture is not sufficiently humane to make it work.

An idea isn't worth much until a man is found who has the energy and ability to make it work.

No matter how fast I could do it with the digital camera I don't think I would get the same thing out of it. The passion I have for formulating an idea stands alone. It is the important essence of what I do.

I remember being in Hollywood at the age of 16 and marveling at the stars. The idea of being part of it never entered my mind. It was too far-fetched.

I will say that the idea of a woman being deceptive came from that original discussion with critics and reporters about if woman could do that kind of thing. Evelyn, herself, grew out of the discussions about how capable women are of deceit and lying and manipulation.

A fact in itself is nothing. It is valuable only for the idea attached to it, or for the proof which it furnishes.

Nothing else in the world... not all the armies... is so powerful as an idea whose time has come.

I did the cover of Cigar Aficionado, so I'm supposed to talk about loving cigars. I've smoked them a couple of times. My father used to smoke cigars. I love the idea and the concept, and I love the smell of cigars.

The phenomenon of university creative writing programs doesn't exist in France. The whole idea is regarded as a novelty, or an oddity.

I was in uniform for four years, and I know that heroism doesn't occur from taking orders, but rather from people who through their own willpower and strength are willing to sacrifice their lives for an idea.

At Wal-Mart, if you couldn't explain an idea or a concept in simple terms on one page of paper Sam Walton considered the new idea too complicated to implement.

It's like this: The time between having an idea and its public launch is measured in days not months, weeks not years.

I really liked the idea of focusing on one thing for, hopefully, a long time to come. I also like the idea of a consistent lifestyle, as opposed to not really knowing where on the planet you're going to be at any given moment.

If a theme or idea is too near the surface, the novel becomes simply a tract illustrating an idea.

A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of some great idea. Rome represents conquest; Faith hovers over the towers of Jerusalem; and Athens embodies the pre-eminent quality of the antique world, Art.