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Fanciful Quotes

On ideas too wild to take seriously, until they aren't.

An astronaut sounded like a fanciful concept in 1960, and nine years later it wasn't, a shift that anchors this set's take on art and imagination.

If you look, like, in 1960, there was no such thing as an astronaut. It was a totally fanciful concept, but nine years later or whatever, we were landing on the moon, which is just astonishing.

Quotes by Travis Beacham

When I was at college, the idea of fashion was more immediate to me, whereas art photography, the depth of it, was a different thing. Storytelling - fanciful storytelling - can only be told through fashion photography. It's the perfect...

Quotes by Tim Walker

For me, Westernization is not about consuming fanciful goods; it's about a system of free speech, democracy, egalitarianism and respect for the people's rights and dignity.

Quotes by Orhan Pamuk

The magnificent lobby of the Chrysler Building - faced with rare marbles, aglitter with decorative metalwork, and surmounted by a ceiling painted with a totemic image of the tower itself - leads to elevator cabs inlaid with exotic woods in...

Quotes by Martin Filler

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With comics, you don't have to worry so much about budgetary constraints. In film and television, however fanciful you want to be, someone can come up to you and go, 'Okay, this is going to cost X amount of dollars,...

Quotes by John Ridley

But my estimates, for instance, based upon book information, were simply ridiculous, fanciful images of African attractions were soon dissipated, anticipated pleasures vanished, and all crude ideas began to resolve themselves into shape.

Quotes by Henry Morton Stanley

We need no fanciful teaching regarding the personality of God. What God desires us to know of Him is revealed in His word and His works. The beautiful things of nature reveal His character and His power as Creator.

Quotes by Ellen G. White

As a kid, you just like anything fanciful that you're into, but as an adult, I really love that kind of place where the super hero mythos meets life, where it has that human story; that's what I think I...

Quotes by Cress Williams

According to tarot historian Gertrude Moakley, the cards' fanciful images - from the Fool to Death - were inspired by the costumed figures who participated in carnival parades.

Quotes by Brendan I. Koerner

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does 'fanciful' mean across these quotes?
The word describes ideas that seem far-fetched at first but sometimes turn out to be true, like the notion of an astronaut sounding impossible in 1960, only nine years before the moon landing. It also applies to storytelling in fashion, photography, comics, and film. Together the quotes treat fanciful ideas as worth taking seriously, not dismissing outright.
Is there a quote about the moon landing being fanciful?
Yes, one quote recalls how the idea of an astronaut was totally fanciful in 1960, only for the moon landing to happen astonishingly soon after. It's one of the collection's most concrete examples of a fanciful idea becoming reality. The entry connects well to art quotes about imagination outpacing expectation.
Does the collection address budget limits on fanciful ideas?
Yes, one quote notes that in film and television, no matter how fanciful an idea is, someone eventually asks what it will cost, grounding creative ambition in practical constraints. It's a candid, industry-focused entry compared to the more inspirational quotes elsewhere. This shows fanciful thinking often meets real-world limits.
Is there a quote connecting fashion and fanciful storytelling?
Yes, one quote describes fanciful storytelling as something that can only be told through fashion in certain contexts, contrasting it with the deeper, slower work of art photography. It offers a specific creative-industry perspective on the word. The comparison adds nuance to how fanciful ideas get expressed differently across media.
Why include an architectural description in a fanciful-quotes collection?
One quote describes an ornate building lobby, faced with rare marbles and topped with a totemic ceiling image, as an example of fanciful design brought to life. It's a more visual, descriptive entry than the others on the page. This shows fanciful applying to physical spaces, not just ideas or stories.

Fashion, photography, and film all get their turn, including a candid admission that budgets, not imagination, are usually what keeps fanciful ideas in check.