Ideas Quotes

We often refuse to accept an idea merely because the tone of voice in which it has been expressed is unsympathetic to us.

The key to success is to get out into the store and listen to what the associates have to say. It's terribly important for everyone to get involved. Our best ideas come from clerks and stockboys.

All through organized history, if you wanted prosperity you had to have cities. Cities are places that attract new people with new ideas.

Whatever is expressed is impressed. Whatever you say to yourself, with emotion, generates thoughts, ideas and behaviors consistent with those words.

The idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that is wrong with the world.

I like the idea of craziness with discipline.

The idea is there locked inside. All you have to do is remove the excess stone.

I like Islam, it is a consistent idea of religion and open-minded.

Nanotechnology is an idea that most people simply didn't believe.

Now is the time to understand That all your ideas of right and wrong Were just a child's training wheelsTo be laid aside When you finally live With veracity And love.

In my idea General Washington is the greatest man; for I look upon him as the most virtuous.

Give your child a single valuable idea, and you have done more for his education than if you had laid upon his mind the burden of bushels of information.

We Masons are among the fortunate ones who are taught to meet together with others opposing convictions or competitive ideas and yet respect each other as Brothers.

Democracy has nothing to do with freedom. Democracy is a soft variant of communism, and rarely in the history of ideas has it been taken for anything else.

I am only interested in the ideas that become obsessive and make me feel uneasy. The ideas that I'm afraid of.

The biggest things in life have been achieved by people who, at the start, we would have judged crazy. And yet if they had not had these crazy ideas the world would have been more stupid.

My ideas for the future? To take over the world.

Never say no to an idea - you never know how that idea will ignite another idea.

I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.

Don't worry; don't be afraid, ever, because this is just a ride.

Religion was created by insecure men to oppress women. Religion is the basis of all political ideas and it exempts the human being to find the "I" in them.

The best innovation comes from inclusive work environments that foster diverse ideas, nurture people with diverse talent and backgrounds, and create strong relationships with diverse communities.

If you want to have good ideas you must have many ideas. Most of them will be wrong, and what you have to learn is which ones to throw away.

I think there's so much about Rasta culture that's interesting. Just the idea of preaching one-ness, that we're all in this together.

I have far more respect for the person with a single idea who gets there than for the person with a thousand ideas who does nothing.

The problem is, many of the people in need of saving are in churches, and at least part of what they need saving from is the idea that God sees the world the same way they do.

Karate is Budo and if Budo is removed from Karate it is nothing more than sport karate, show karate, or even fashion karate-the idea of training merely to be fashionable.

Many people have ideas on how others should change; few people have ideas on how they should change.

The greatest difficulty in the world is not for people to accept new ideas, but to make them forget old ideas.

Adidas is a very personal inspiration to me. It has enriched my creative life. It's an exchange between different cultures, different ideas, and most of all, it is teamwork.

Meditation transports one from the transient world of matter to the real world of dreamings, visions, and imaginings where idea is and concepts are born.

The idea that you earn things - that you earn respect, that you earn income, responsibility. the vote, punishment... these ideas are anathema to the liberal mind.

Truth is the agreement of our ideas with the ideas of God.

Reading good books implants good ideas in the mind, develops good aspirations, and leads to the cultivation of good friends.

Not to engage in this pursuit of ideas is to live like ants instead of like men.

You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can't get them across, your ideas won't get you anywhere.

Think big, think fast, think ahead. Ideas are no one's monopoly.

The man who raises a fist has run out of ideas.

Don't trust a brilliant idea unless it survives the hangover.

Nothing is more powerful for your future than being a gatherer of good ideas and information. That's called doing your homework.

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

The purpose - where I start - is the idea of use. It is not recycling, it's reuse.

To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.

The vote, punishment... these ideas are anathema to the liberal mind

The biggest problem is not to let people accept new ideas, but to let them forget the old ones.

The ideas of control and improvements are often confused with one another. This is because quality control and quality improvement are inseparable.

We must have courage to bet on our ideas, to take the calculated risk, and to act. Everyday living requires courage if life is to be effective and bring happiness.

Graffiti writers will never stop. They'll just evolve. It's interesting what ideas people come up with and how it all extends forward.

As far as rearing children goes, the basic idea I try to keep in mind is that a child is a person. Just because they happen to be a little shorter than you doesn't mean they are dumber than you.

Enjoying your work is essential. If your work becomes an expression of your own ideas, you will surely enjoy it.