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Peter DruckerIdeas are like frog eggs: you've got to lay a thousand to hatch one.

—  Peter Drucker, 1909–2005, Austrian management guru

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Victor HugoThere is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is an idea whose time has come.

—  Victor Hugo, 1802-1885, French writer

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Bernard BaruchThe ability to express an idea is well nigh as important as the idea itself.

—  Bernard Baruch, 1870-1965, American businessman & statesman

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Marcel AchardI have lots of bright and new ideas, but the bright ones aren't new, and the new ones aren't bright.

—  Marcel Achard, 1899-1974, French playwright

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Oscar WildeAn idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.

—  Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish writer

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Pablo PicassoI begin with an idea and then it becomes something else.

—  Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, Spanish painter

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Albert EinsteinA new idea comes suddenly and in a rather intuitive way. But intuition is nothing but the outcome of earlier intellectual experience.

—  Albert Einstein, 1879-1955, German-Jewish physicist

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Elbert HubbardAn idea that is not dangerous is not worthy of being called an idea at all.

—  Elbert Hubbard, 1856-1915, American writer

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Karl KrausThe making of a journalist: no ideas and the ability to express them.

—  Karl Kraus, 1874-1936, Austrian writer

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Bill CosbyI guess the real reason that my wife and I had children is the same reason that Napoleon had for invading Russia: it seemed like a good idea at the time.

—  Bill Cosby, 1937-, American comedian

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OvidA new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn.

—  Ovid, 43 BC-17 AD, Roman poet

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Pablo PicassoYou have to have an idea of what you are going to do, but it should be a vague idea.

—  Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, Spanish painter

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Thomas EdisonBefore you reject an idea, find at least five good things about it.

—  Thomas Edison, 1847-1934, American inventor

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Paul ValeryHaving precise ideas often leads to a man doing nothing.

—  Paul Valery, 1871-1945, French poet

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Paul ValerySerious people have few ideas. People with ideas are never serious.

—  Paul Valery, 1871-1945, French poet

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Frank TygerSuccess is often just an idea away.

—  Frank Tyger, 1929-2011, American cartoonist

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Walt DisneyGet a good idea and stay with it. Dog it, and work at it until it’s done right.

—  Walt Disney, 1901-1966, American businessman & cartoonist

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Pablo PicassoAn idea is a point of departure and no more. As soon as you elaborate it, it becomes transformed by thought.

—  Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, Spanish painter

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Stephen KingI had so many ideas. Jammed up. It was like they just needed permission to come out.

—  Stephen King, 1947-, American author of horror & fantasy fiction

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Frank HerbertIdeas are a dime a dozen. It's execution that counts.

—  Frank Herbert, 1920-1986, American sci-fi writer

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Bertrand RussellEvery great idea starts out as a blasphemy.

—  Bertrand Russell, 1872-1970, British philosopher

Thomas SowellIdeas are everywhere, but knowledge is rare.

—  Thomas Sowell, 1930 -, American political thinker

Joseph JoubertWords are never lacking in ideas; ideas are lacking in words.

—  Joseph Joubert, 1754-1824, French author of maxims

Bertolt BrechtIn any new idea, we have to look for where it comes from and where it goes. Only then can we know if it is good or not.

—  Bertolt Brecht, 1898-1956, German writer

André MalrauxI have enough ideas so that I can be robbed without harming me.

—  André Malraux, 1901-1976, French writer & statesman

Noam ChomskyWe shouldn’t be looking for heroes, we should be looking for good ideas.

—  Noam Chomsky, 1928-, American linguist, philosopher, social activist

Henry de MontherlantHuman stupidity is having a lot of ideas, but stupid ideas.

—  Henry de Montherlant, 1895-1972, French writer

Dale CarnegieThe ideas I stand for are not mine. I borrowed them from Socrates. I swiped them from Chesterfield. I stole them from Jesus. And I put them in a book. If you don't like their rules whose would you use?

—  Dale Carnegie, 1888-1955, American self-help writer

Nikola TeslaI don't care that they stole my idea . . I care that they don't have any of their own

—  Nikola Tesla, 1856-1943, Serbian-American inventor

Nikola TeslaA new idea must not be judged by its immediate results.

—  Nikola Tesla, 1856-1943, Serbian-American inventor

Nicolas ChamfortHaving lots of ideas doesn’t mean you’re clever, any more than having lots of soldiers means you’re a good general.

—  Nicolas Chamfort, 1740-1794, French writer

Nicolas ChamfortThere are well-dressed foolish ideas just as there are well-dressed fools.

—  Nicolas Chamfort, 1740-1794, French writer

François-René de ChateaubriandEverything happens through ideas, they produce facts, which serve them only as an envelope.

—  François-René de Chateaubriand, 1768-1848, French poet & politician

Funny Quotes

Sam GoldwynI had a monumental idea this morning, but I didn't like it.

—  Sam Goldwyn, 1879-1974, American film producer

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Movie Quotes

Pierrot le Fou (1965)I can never have a real conversation with you. You never have ideas, only feelings. That's not true. There are ideas in feelings.

—  from the film Pierrot le Fou (1965)

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The Italian Job (1969)Hang on a minute, lads, I’ve got a great idea.

—  from the film The Italian Job (1969)

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