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I have no ideas about what the paintings imply about the world. I don't think that's a painter's business. He just paints paintings without a conscious reason.

Quotes by Jasper Johns

One likes to think that one anticipates changes in the spaces we inhabit, and our ideas about space.

Quotes by Jasper Johns

Game ideas on Kickstarter have found loads of success, even when they're not as unusual as 'BlindSide.'

Quotes by Jason Schreier

Ideas are powerful because they allow us to see the world as it could be, rather than what it is.

Quotes by Jason Silva

'Original Sin' is one of those ideas that has been circulating for several years at the Marvel retreats we have a couple times a year. We have all these ideas floating around for a bit before we figure out how...

Quotes by Jason Aaron

I often say Policy Planning is very analogous to a venture capital firm. A venture capital firm sees an interesting idea and puts money behind it; in Policy Planning, we look for promising ideas and then put contacts and relationships...

Quotes by Jared Cohen

My job is to put as many ideas out there as possible every day. Some of them will get traction, some won't - some of them shouldn't.

Quotes by Jared Cohen

You get ideas from other people all the time.

Quotes by Jared Harris

Web 2.0 ideas have a chirpy, cheerful rhetoric to them, but I think they consistently express a profound pessimism about humans, human nature and the human future.

Quotes by Jaron Lanier

There are literally as many ideas as there are organisms.

Quotes by Janine Benyus

When ideas are young and vulnerable, criticism can be lethal.

Quotes by Janet Echelman

I actually really suck at naming books, so lots of years ago, readers were sending in their ideas for titles, and what we realized is that they were smarter than us. So we thought, Hey, go for it. So now...

Quotes by Janet Evanovich

I've never been resigned to ready-made ideas as I was to ready-made clothes, perhaps because although I couldn't sew, I could think.

Quotes by Jane Rule

A child who is protected from all controversial ideas is as vulnerable as a child who is protected from every germ. The infection, when it comes- and it will come- may overwhelm the system, be it the immune system or...

Quotes by Jane Smiley

A theory of creativity is actually just a metaphor. A pool of ideas, a well of memories, a voice.

Quotes by Jane Smiley

I readily admit it is easy to make of horses what we will. Silent, in some ways reserved, they allow us to train them, and to project our ideas upon them; to ride and drive them, and to make them...

Quotes by Jane Smiley

A lot of the things that we've been able to do in the last several years were Democratic ideas, including the structure for this new director of national intelligence.

Quotes by Jane Harman

In the housing projects, people talked of ways to reduce crime, relieve overcrowding, and they were good ideas that we plan to study, and possibly implement.

Quotes by Jane Byrne

Our society is the product of several great religious and philosophical traditions. The ideas of the Greeks and Romans, Christianity, Judaism, humanism and the Enlightenment have made us who we are.

Quotes by Jan Peter Balkenende

The House Republican leadership has simply run out of ideas.

Quotes by Jan Schakowsky

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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