All that happens is the cause of all that happens. Causes are numberless; the idea of a sole cause is an illusion.

Economists are economical, among other things, of ideas; most make those of their graduate days do for a lifetime.

A warrior thinks of death when things become unclear. The idea of death is the only thing that tempers our spirit.

SPAM is taking e-mail, which is a wonderful tool, and exploiting the idea that it's very inexpensive to send mail.

That was the moment he got the idea he possessed me in a certain way, and that was the moment I grew tired of him.

I'm really not into the idea of just faking songs with a synthesizer. That just isn't the music I'm making at all.

[C]ontemporary liberalism stands on a foundation of assumptions and ideas integral to the larger fascist movement.

The idea that there aren't mistakes made constantly in the judicial system is too obvious even to need to mention.

Apart from sharing my tips on toys or snacks, I'm open to hearing new ideas from other moms. I want to learn, too.

Seeing other people do great work is its own form of inspiration and far more powerful than borrowing their ideas.

I was raised to want to work for a living. The idea of just sitting around or going shopping every day appalls me.

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

For there are two distinct sorts of ideas: Those that proceed from the head and those that emanate from the heart.

The life of the mind is always more interesting than the real. The idea is often more interesting than the actual.

The minute you get a religion you stop thinking. Believe in one thing too much and you have no room for new ideas.

That’s my idea of what a portrait ought to be, anonymous and documentary and a straightforward picture of mankind.

Everybody has a different idea of love. One girl I know said, "I knew he loved me when de didn't come in my mouth.

Any leader who asks the right questions of the right people has the potential to discover and develop great ideas.

My ideas have undergone a process of emergence by emergency. When they are needed badly enough, they are accepted.

Very simple ideas lie within the reach only of complex minds. Remy de Gourmont An idea is salvation by imagination

Disney was not a good animator, he didn't draw well at all, but he was always a great idea man, and a good writer.

...it was never a good idea to date a foreigner. You can never tell when they're lying.' 'hello. Dave was BRITISH.

Many great ideas go unexecuted, and many great executioners are without ideas. One without the other is worthless.

People changing because they think they should is not a good idea, because I just don't think they should, really.

When people see what I have now, they have no idea of where I came from and how I didn't have anything growing up.

Any useful logic must concern itself with Ideas with a fringe of vagueness and a Truth that is a matter of degree.

I have always moved by intuition alone. I have no system, literary or political. I have no guiding political idea.

They enjoy thinking. They enjoy being creative. They enjoy having ideas. Most people do not enjoy thinking at all.

Being around blind people is always a little frustrating to me because I know they have no idea how handsome I am.

The days are gone when a country can issue orders to other peoples. Today, mankind needs culture, ideas and logic.

That’s the key to new and good ideas; they come from having a very broad and multidisciplinary range of interests.

The ideas of theologians are refuted by their adversaries, the ideas of scientists are refuted by their followers.

Anytime you're telling a story about monsterhood, you're playing around with ideas about otherness and alienation.

Brian Eno developed systems to keep himself on edge and to keep himself in a position where he's generating ideas.

I've found that many of the greatest ideas surface in bars because that's where many people cultivate inspiration.

I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately end up happening.

The whole idea of the first female president is not nearly as momentous or exciting as the first African-American.

The notion of the single man began in the 1950's. The idea of the bachelor as a separate life was new and obscure.

Magic's an art where you use slight of hand or illusion to create wonder. And I was just intrigued with that idea.

I don't think we should ever accept the idea that someone can come along and take away our safety and our freedom.

I waited for the idea to consolidate, for the grouping and composition of themes to settle themselves in my brain.

No work of literature is the product of only one or two conscious ideas. A story is mysteriously dense of meaning.

I was kind of overwhelmed by the idea that we are just balls of energy and that we have imposed terms on feelings.

As a rule we develop a borrowed European idea forward, and ... Europe develops a borrowed American idea backwards.

The idea of empowering people and that moment when someone sees what they are capable of is just incredible to me.

I have a folder in my office with about 400 ideas in it. So it will take me another 40 years to get through those.

Life is like a novel. It's filled with suspense. You have no idea what is going to happen until you turn the page.

You get ideas across better through listening and the pat-on-the-back method than you do with a kick on the pants.

For me, typography is a triangular relationship between design idea, typographic elements, and printing technique.

If some readers take away the idea that animals deserve better treatment in general, then I certainly won't argue.

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