No Idea Quotes

There are a number of people without whom I could not have written this book, but I hope you don't hold that against them. They are all fine people, and they had no idea how it would turn out.

The true self is not aware that it is a self. A bird, as it sings, sings itself. But not according to a picture. It has no idea of itself.

The late Richard Feynman, a superb physicist, said once as we talked about the laser that the way to tell a great idea is that, when people hear it, they say, 'Gee, I could have thought of that.'

Never fret for an only son, the idea of failure will never occur to him.

Individual freedom is a Jewish idea, but it's one of the functions of Christianity to make this idea universal.

I like the idea of being a sculptor. Just me alone, making something - that solitary existence.

I happen to dig being able to use whatever mystique I have to further the idea of peace.

If an idea is indeed sensible, it will eventually become just part of the accepted wisdom.

The idea that education will lead to a lessening of bigotry is just factually incorrect.

Hollywood has the idea that movies have to be dumb. But especially movies for or about teenagers have to be really dumb!

I think with movies I am really connecting to the Joseph Campbell idea of the collective unconscious.

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

The very idea that we get a moral compass from religion is horrible. Not only should we not get our moral compass from religion, as a matter of fact we don't.

Music has to be written while people are still excited about a particular melodic or rhythmic sequence. The idea doesn't come out the same if we're not really excited about it.

The idea of equal rights was in the air.

There were a few years there when I was just so enamored with the idea of living some sort of famous person's lifestyle that really isn't suited to me.

The idea of being famous is a lot better than the reality.

The way you communicate an idea is different than the way you communicate a product.

It was just an idea I had, that it could be cool to have a book covered in fake fur.

I knew I was going to love my daughter, but I had no idea how much I would love her.

Once a man gets a fixed idea, there's nothing to be done.

I'd heard a lot of Asian people were rooting for me, but I had no idea. I was stunned. They were... impassioned, especially compared to Japan. I couldn't even have anticipated that kind of welcome

When a guy says "I have no idea what you're talking about" it means "I'm thinking of exactly what you're saying I did while I lie to you."

There's no idea in the world that is not contained by black life. I could write forever about the black experience in America.

Today the earth is populated with billions of people desperately hoping to “get somewhere,” but having no idea of where they’re going.

I know right now she has no idea who I am, but I'd like to collaborate with Enya one day. Of course I'd love to work with Jay-Z, maybe even Phil Collins. I love his voice.

There is this great idea about the logic of a politician, along the lines of: "Something must be done, this is something, therefore we must do it.

I have no idea why it apparently takes three grown men to cook some hamburgers. One to cook, one to kibbitz, and one to insult the other two.

Most human beings only scratch the surface of their real potential. They have no idea what they're capable of.

You have no idea how promising the world begins to look once you have decided to have it all for yourself. And how much healthier your decisions are once they become entirely selfish.

One does not set out with the idea that I've just had a great idea and now I'm going to go and carry it out. Almost all art that's made like that doesn't go anywhere.

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.

Since I never get on a scale, I have no idea how much weight I've lost!

You have no idea if your idea matters until you share it.

I had no idea that I could sustain a career as an artist. But, I loved music and wanted to be in the music business.

Building a business is not rocket science, it's about having a great idea and seeing it through with integrity.

There's some connection between visual images and music. But there's plenty of old records where I have no idea what the band looked like, or even what sort of context the music was played in.

There are only two things as complicated as insurance accounting and I have no idea what they are.

Things should all be moving toward the expression of a great idea.

When I was a kid, the world was such a big place, and I had no idea that I would be afforded these great moments in between doing what I love to do.

A great idea is not enough.

I had no idea how to get guys to notice me. I still don't. Who cares?

You know, as you compose music, you're just off in your own world. You have no idea where reality is, so to have an idea of what people think is pretty hard.

The German people have no idea of the extent to which they have to be gulled in order to be led.

I get nice letters, but really I have no idea. I just try to enthuse people. You've been married for 31 years.

I've seen every one, from Motley Crue to John Denver, with tears running down my face. I had no idea everyone had such a hard time.

You have to calendar time for yourself even if you have no idea what youre going to do with it.

I worked on my book for about seven years and I had no idea it would be so timely when it was published.

It is better to have no ideas than false ones.

The rest of the people know the condition of the country, for they live in it, but Congress has no idea what is going on in America, so the President has to tell 'em.