Good Ideas Quotes - Page 14

• Good ideas are common - what's uncommon are people who will work hard enough to bring them about.

  Ashleigh Brilliant

  Hard Work, Ideas, People

  Ashleigh Brilliant (1985). “All I Want is a Warm Bed and a Kind Word and Unlimited Power: Even More Brilliant Thoughts”, Brilliant Enterprises

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• Go to bed when summers ends, what a good idea; wake up bright and early when birds announce its spring.

  Francis Norris, 1st Earl of Berkshire

  Summer, Nature, Spring

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• I have a good idea every two years. Give me a topic, I will give you the idea! [Reputed to have been a remark made to the head of his department at Caltech.]

  Fritz Zwicky

  Years, Ideas, Two

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• Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous impatience. Once implemented they can be easily overturned or subverted through apathy or lack of follow-up, so a continuous effort is required.

  Hyman Rickover

  Leadership, Practice, Ideas

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• In India it is regarded as a good idea to dart in front of an oncoming car, for the car is sure to kill the evil spirits who are pursuing you, and all the rest of your life you will have good luck.

  Robertson Davies

  Life, Good Luck, Ideas

  Robertson Davies (1949). “The Table Talk of Samuel Marchbanks”, Clarke, Irwin

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• And with his arm around the younger man's shoulders still, he led him away from the bow and back to the small group by the tiller. Halt glanced up as they approached, caught a look from Gilan and had a pretty good idea what they had been talking about. "Where have you two been?" he asked, his tone light. admiring the view," Gilan told him. "Thought you might need a hand from the two wisest heads on board.

  John Flanagan

  Men, Light, Views

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• Before going mountain bike riding, it's a good idea to leave your valuables at home. Your testicles, for example.

  John Dockery

  Sex, Home, Ideas

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• I shook my head. “I don’t think so. This isn’t a good idea. This isn’t right.” “There’s all kinds of right,” he murmured. “On the spectrum, we’re still in the safe zone.” ... “Definitely right. Usually right,” Patch continued. “Mostly right. Maybe right.

  Becca Fitzpatrick

  Thinking, Ideas, Safe

  Becca Fitzpatrick (2014). “Hush, Hush Parts 1 & 2: includes Hush, Hush and Crescendo”, p.211, Simon and Schuster

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• Am I horny enough to hump a bedpost?" Mica asked. "Not quite yet. Should I consult with you first, Doctor?" Sarcasm lay thick and heavy in her voice. "I believe a consult would be a good idea." Ely nodded with mocking solemnity as Mica lifted herself onto the gurney. "You never know what you may end up hurting if the act isn't done properly.

  Lora Leigh

  Hurt, Believe, Sarcasm

  Lora Leigh (2011). “Navarro's Promise”, p.141, Penguin

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• Probably a good idea, let me know how it ends" "I already know how it ends" "You read the ending first?" "I always read the ending before I commit to the whole book." "If you know how it ends, why read the book?" "I don't read for the ending. I read for the story".

  Jayne Ann Krentz

  Book, Ideas, Stories

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• Where I come from," said Archie, "a bloke likes to get to know a girl before he marries her." "Where you come from it is customary to boil vegetables until they fall apart. This does not mean," said Samad tersely, "that it is a good idea.

  Zadie Smith

  Girl, Fall, Mean

  Zadie Smith (2003). “White Teeth”, p.83, Vintage

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• I think it's useful to experience other types of dance and other cultures, and the life of a classical dancer these days is certainly not all tutus! So experience of other dance forms is a good idea.

  Deborah Bull

  Dance, Thinking, Other Cultures

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• The Constitution: it's not just a good idea, it's the law.

  Michael Badnarik

  Law, Ideas, Liberty

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• I don't think traveling back in time on an empty stomach is a good idea.

  Félix J. Palma

  Thinking, Ideas, Empty

  Félix J. Palma (2012). “The Map of Time: A Novel”, p.85, Simon and Schuster

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• I've got a solid grounding in history, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, etc etc. That means I actually have a good idea about how societies change and evolve. I know how a lot of them have actually functioned through the years. I can put together a culture that's cool and different, while still being logically consistent, so that it feels real. So many fantasy worlds are either implausible, cookie-cutter, or both. Mine aren't.

  Patrick Rothfuss

  Philosophy, Real, Mean

  Source: aidanmoher.com

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• I've been asked a lot for my view on American health care. Well, 'it would be a good idea,' to quote Gandhi.

  Paul Farmer

  Views, Ideas, Would Be

  Paul Farmer, Haun Saussy (2010). “Partner to the Poor: A Paul Farmer Reader”, p.571, Univ of California Press

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• Trust is always a good idea. For someone else.

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Character, Ideas

  Sherrilyn Kenyon (2008). “Acheron: A Dark-Hunter Novel”, p.573, Macmillan

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• Gravity. It's not just a good idea; it's the law!

  Adam Savage

  Law, Ideas, Pilots

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• You’re the one who unleashed him. (Savitar) Yeah, well, let’s move on from the blame game. I was having suicidal thoughts and it seemed like a good idea at the time. In retrospect, not so much. (Stryker)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Moving, Suicidal, Games

  Sherrilyn Kenyon (2011). “One Silent Night”, p.75, Hachette UK

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• You see, you’re doing it again. Telling me nothing. (Tory) You know, trust is always a good idea…for someone else. Every time I’ve ever made the mistake of trusting someone…it was a mistake that I regretted and paid for dearly. I’m really happy that no one has ever hurt you badly. I haven’t been so lucky, okay? (Acheron)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Hurt, Mistake, Ideas

  Sherrilyn Kenyon (2008). “Acheron: A Dark-Hunter Novel”, p.573, St. Martin's Press

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• I only share when I have no unmet needs that I'm trying to fill. I firmly believe that being vulnerable with a larger audience is only a good idea if the healing is tied to the sharing, not to the expectations I might have for the response I get.

  Brené Brown

  Believe, Healing, Ideas

  Brené Brown (2012). “Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, andLead”, p.162, Penguin

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• Crowley shook his head. "I sometimes wonder if it was a good idea having Halt train apprentices. He seems to teach them no respect for authority." "Oh, he teaches us to respect authority," Gilan said innocently. "He just teaches us to ignore it when necessary.

  John Flanagan

  Ideas, Sometimes, Wonder

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• Our third partner [with Neal Dodson] was this other guy called Corey [Moosa], and he came in with good ideas and also some access to money, and so we joined forces and drew up a business plan and got financing for the beginnings of the company. We had no idea what we were doing really. We just started looking through material and started producing our own stuff.

  Zachary Quinto

  Ideas, Guy, Stuff

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• Everyone thinks I'm showing off when I talk, ridiculous when I'm silent, insolent when I answer, cunning when I have a good idea, lazy when I'm tired, selfish when I eat one bite more than I should.

  Anne Frank

  Selfish, Tired, Thinking

  Anne Frank (2011). “The Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition”, p.54, Bantam

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• Some days, a killing spree seems like a good idea.

  Lilith Saintcrow

  Ideas, Killing, Seems

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