Brilliant Ideas Quotes - Page 7

• I have a number of symptoms that are neurotic and are constricting in the sense that if I had a brilliant idea for a film that had to be shot in Tulsa, OK I would tear it up and throw it away. Anything outside of New York, 'cause I can't exist in a hotel outside of my own home, I have to be in my own home and my own environment. This is a neurotic symptom that is constricting to my work even.

  Woody Allen

  New York, Home, Ideas

  Source: cinema.com

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• I fooled some of the most brilliant people in journalism.

  Jayson Blair

  People, Brilliant, Journalism

  Jayson Blair (2004). “Burning Down My Masters' House: My Life at the New York Times”, New Millenium

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• There were movies that always made me want to be a director. You see brilliant scenes and the way the emotions were handled. I thought, I'd really like to do that.

  Bruce Beresford

  Want, Way, Directors

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• If they're all so brilliant and I'm such an affirmative-action hire, how come they didn't catch me?

  Jayson Blair

  Action, Brilliant, Affirmative

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• It's always good to take an orthogonal view of something. It develops ideas.

  Ken Thompson

  Views, Ideas, Brilliant

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• But obviously, we're looking for all good ideas to help deal with our long-term debt problem. This is something that is going to affect our economy. It affects our kids. And we need to deal with it.

  David Axelrod

  Kids, Ideas, Long

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• These days people are much more aware that mathematics is a communal endeavor: even the most brilliant idea gets meaning only from its relation to the whole.

  Dusa McDuff

  Ideas, People, Brilliant

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• If anything, it's a little intimidating because there's usually a lot of brilliant work and a lot of brilliant ideas out there that you wish you had thought of, or that you just admire for the originality of it or the difference from what you've been thinking of.

  Chris Wedge

  Thinking, Ideas, Differences

  "Director Chris Wedge Talks EPIC, the Road to Finally Getting a Greenlight, the Oscars, Branching into Live-Action with MONSTER TRUCKS, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. December 15, 2013.

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• It's no use to decide what's going to happen unless you have the courage of your convictions. Many a brilliant idea has been lost because the man who dreamed it lacked the spunk of the spine to put it across.

  Amadeo Giannini

  Men, Ideas, Use

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• If I were to remake a movie, I'd love to remake Halloween 3 Season of the Witch because even though it's a very flawed film, at its core is a brilliant idea: An evil toymaker is set to kill all the children of the world on Halloween night - and I think that's absolutely fantastic. So whoever has the rights can give me a call.

  Bryan Fuller

  Children, Halloween, Night

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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• I always say the first sign of a good idea is a lot of people not believing in it. I can tell you this right now, if you have an idea that makes complete logical sense and people don’t believe in it, then you probably have a brilliant idea.

  Steve Stoute

  Believe, Ideas, People

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• I think a good MP is someone who cares for their community and becomes their champion, which is why I will make my home in any seat I am lucky enough to be selected for. Looks play no part in the equation, what matters is your ideas and connecting them to the electorate.

  Adam Rickitt

  Home, Thinking, What Matters

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• I am re-reading Henry James as a change from history. I began with Daisy Miller, and I've just finished Washington Square. What a brilliant, painful book.

  Antonia Fraser

  Book, Reading, Squares

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• There were a number of people who helped me get there, and the one I always mention is Michael Byrne, the great master swordsman and brilliant stunt double.

  Ian McDiarmid

  Numbers, People, Brilliant

  Interview With Todd Gilchrist, www.ign.com. October 12, 2005.

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• The Kalahari is brilliant - and easy to visit.

  Nigel Dennis

  Brilliant, Easy

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• Mankiewicz was a brilliant director.

  Richard Widmark

  Directors, Brilliant

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• Look at Judi Dench, who's brilliant in whatever bloody job she does.

  Imelda Staunton

  Jobs, Doe, Looks

  "Vera Drake: Imelda Staunton about Mike Leigh". Interview with Emanuel Levy, emanuellevy.com. February 9, 2005.

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• I think America has a brilliant future.

  Harold Evans

  Thinking, America, Brilliant

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• In the past, it was easier to believe in my own effectiveness. If I worked hard, with good colleagues and good ideas, we could make a difference. But now, I sincerely doubt that.

  Margaret J. Wheatley

  Believe, Past, Ideas

  Margaret J. Wheatley (2010). “Finding Our Way: Leadership for an Uncertain Time (Large Print 16pt)”, p.327, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• Well they have an input into policy but in the end governments are elected to put together policy but the good thing about the Wentworth Group is that you know you've got 11 pretty capable people with a lot of good ideas.

  John Anderson

  Government, Ideas, People

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• I constantly try to reinvent my sensibilities and my ideas. I enjoy some of the satisfaction that I get when I feel good about what I've done. But the process is quite lonely and quite painful.

  Vincent Gallo

  Lonely, Ideas, Feel Good

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• But with lots of good ideas, implementation is the key, and so we need to keep our eye on the ball as we go forward and make sure that people honor their pledges in terms of financial commitments, and that we actually use this money so that it makes a real difference.

  Mitchell Reiss

  Real, Commitment, Eye

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• I don't have role models or watch much TV. I go to awards ceremonies but often I don't even know who the people are. I think that's good, because then you don't have preconceived ideas about them.

  Christopher Parker

  Thinking, Awards, Ideas

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• There really was nothing like it at the time. We had good ideas for implementation, so we proceeded. I think it was an excellent solution to the reliability issues with existing search engines.

  Shawn Fanning

  Thinking, Ideas, Issues

  "Q&A: Napster creator Shawn Fanning". Interview with Giancarlo Varanini, March 3, 2000.

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• People like to think the creative process is romantic. The artist drifts to sleep at night, to be awakened by the subliminal echoes of his or her next brilliant idea. The truth, for me at least, is that creativity is primarily the result of hard work and study.

  Grant Achatz

  Hard Work, Creativity, Sleep

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