Idea
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What moves those of genius, what inspires their work is not new ideas, but their obsession with the idea that what has already been said is still not enough.
I think that vampires are sexy. The idea of them being untouchable has been really exciting for people.
If I had some idea of a finish line, don't you think I would have crossed it years ago?
An idea is so impersonal; it is yours today and the whole world's tomorrow.
If you want to kill any idea in the world, get a committee working on it.
I have never written that there is a threat of fascism in America. I always considered the idea overwrought. But now I believe there really is such a threat — and it will come draped not in an American flag, but in the name of tolerance and health.
I've always enjoyed mathematics. It is the most precise and concise way of expressing any idea.
I begin to feel like most Americans don't understand the First Amendment, don't understand the idea of freedom of speech, and don't understand that it's the responsibility of the citizen to speak out.
Once you do away with the idea of people as fixed, static entities, then you see that people can change, and there is hope.
I'm pretty restless in bed, so I can lie there for a couple of hours and be like, 'Hey, that happened today. What if that happened at a zoo?' I'll jot the idea down. Then I'm like, 'All right, so now that it's a zoo, that penguin's loose', or, whatever. I usually start with broad ideas.
In the game of life, it's a good idea to have a few early losses, which relieves you of the pressure of trying to maintain an undefeated season.
A great book begins with an idea; a great life, with a determination.
People can't get their heads round the idea of a species surviving; you know, they're more concerned about how you treat a donkey in Sicily or something.
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