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A library, to modify the famous metaphor of Socrates, should be the delivery room for the birth of ideas - a place where history comes to life.

Quotes by Norman Cousins

A library is the delivery room for the birth of ideas, a place where history comes to life.

Quotes by Norman Cousins

If you are opening a play, a play that's really about something, a play that's really about ideas, you have to find a way to sell that play.

Quotes by Norbert Leo Butz

The subtle generational cues that make one thing cool and another uncool aren't always obvious to a parent. My children are my dinner-table sounding board. I've come up with some wonderful ideas that they universally dismissed as 'lame.'

Quotes by Nolan Bushnell

Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.

Quotes by Noam Chomsky

Every description of natural processes must be based on ideas which have been introduced and defined by the classical theory.

Quotes by Niels Bohr

It's amazing how ideas start out, isn't it?

Quotes by Nigel Farage

There are well-dressed foolish ideas just as there are well-dressed fools.

Quotes by Nicolas Chamfort

With my designs and my ideas, I want to please myself first.

Quotes by Nicolas Ghesquiere

I am aware that a philosopher's ideas are not subject to the judgment of ordinary persons, because it is his endeavour to seek the truth in all things, to the extent permitted to human reason by God.

Quotes by Nicolaus Copernicus

I'm always there at home thinking of Wallace and Gromit ideas.

Quotes by Nick Park

As I get on and films take four years to complete, I tend to have a hankering for very short projects so you can move on to the next idea. It's the ideas I'm interested in. What comes out of...

Quotes by Nick Park

I wanted more in depth ideas about the character and it never came.

Quotes by Nicholas Lea

Key is the question of where do new ideas come from. Historically, four places: government labs, big corporations, startup companies, and research universities.

Quotes by Nicholas Negroponte

In the summer of 2010, I had decided to get into film and TV writing, so I wrote scripts for six different ideas I had developed, and the pilot for 'True Detective' was one of them.

Quotes by Nic Pizzolatto

I can get away with saying a lot of ideas that are young and naive. I'm liberated.

Quotes by Neil Young

It is not entirely true that a TV producer or reporter has complete control over the contents of programs. The interests and inclinations of the audience have as much to do with the what is on television as do the...

Quotes by Neil Postman

So I went out and bought myself a copy of the Writer and Artist Yearbook, bought lots of magazines and got on the phone and talked to editors about ideas for stories. Pretty soon I found myself hired to do...

Neil Gaiman

We should find inspiration in the senses that already exist and try to copy them and apply them to us. If we compare our senses to the senses of other animals and species that we don't have, we can get...

Quotes by Neil Harbisson

Land began to be seen as something to be owned privately and exploited for private interests, and never was entirely reconciled with the old ideas that land should be utilized in common for the good of all.

Quotes by Neil Abercrombie

Frequently Asked Questions

Do these quotes suggest ideas come from a particular place?
One pushes back on that notion: "I do not believe that the best ideas come from Washington." It suggests good ideas can come from anywhere, not just centers of power. For more quotes questioning conventional wisdom like this, see Always quotes.
Is there a quote about free speech and access to ideas?
Yes — one connects the two directly: "free speech is not just open dissemination of ideas and information. It includes limitless instant access to those ideas." It frames free speech as more than just the right to speak — also the right to reach information. For more on the value of good access to information, check out Good quotes.
Do any quotes discuss ideas as an escape from reality?
One addresses this directly, and pushes back on the assumption: "Escapism or nostalgia, for me, is not about having a terrible life and trying to get away via imaginary ideas or something." The speaker resists the idea that using imagination means running from a bad life.
Is there a quote about turning ideas into a creative project?
Yes — a personal, honest one: "My wife, Caroline Spector, and I pitched some comic ideas to various publishers back in the '80s, but nothing ever came of it." It's a relatable look at how not every good idea leads to success. If you enjoy honest, relatable reflections like this, Like quotes has more.
What's the common theme across these idea-related quotes?
Together, they show ideas as something personal and often resistant to easy categorization — they can come from anywhere, deserve free access, aren't just escapism, and don't always pan out. For more first-person reflections like these, browse Me quotes.

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