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Ideas Quotes

Where good ideas actually come from, and don't.

Several ideas quotes here take a skeptical angle, doubting that the best thinking flows from any single center of power, while another connects free expression directly to the unlimited spread of ideas online. The Good collection covers a related sense of judgment.

I love marketing a lot, and I'm very creative when it comes to developing ideas for shows or publicity campaigns.

Quotes by Jaime Camil

I leave a lot open so I can fill it in later. If I don't have any ideas right away, I can fill it in later.

Quotes by Jaime Hernandez

A lot of people assume that the expensive ideas are the most effective ones, but that is simply not true.

Quotes by Jaime Lerner

Ideas are all around me. If I wasn't interested in them myself, I don't think anyone else would be either.

Quotes by Jackie Collins

I had no new ideas on the physics we might learn, and I could not compete with the younger generation.

Quotes by Jack Steinberger

Globalization has changed us into a company that searches the world, not just to sell or to source, but to find intellectual capital - the world's best talents and greatest ideas.

Quotes by Jack Welch

There aren't that many things left that haven't already been done, especially with music. I'm interested in ideas that can shake us all up.

Quotes by Jack White

But I'm a big believer that government does not have a monopoly on good ideas.

Quotes by Jack Markell

Finally, I want to make the point that we are Republicans. We are the majority. It is going to be a little more difficult because we have to govern and come up with ideas.

Quotes by Jack Kingston

I welcome the Democrats' ideas on Social Security. I think it is very important to make a bipartisan reform.

Quotes by Jack Kingston

The writer, the poet, the novelist, are all creators. This does not mean that they invent language; it means that they use language to create beauty, ideas, images. This is why we cannot do without them.

Quotes by J. M. G. Le Clezio

I don't think that the Left has a monopoly on bad ideas. I don't think the Right has a monopoly on good ideas.

Quotes by J. D. Vance

I believe that if it were possible to scrap the whole of existing literature, all writers would find themselves inevitably producing something very close to SF ... No other form of fiction has the vocabulary of ideas and images to...

Quotes by J. G. Ballard

Clapton was just picking up ideas. He picked up some of mine like I picked up some from the people before me.

Quotes by J. J. Cale

Small ideas won't help Illinois' future.

Quotes by J. B. Pritzker

If the reader looks, I think he will find plenty of moral and political ideas in my stories.

Quotes by Italo Calvino

Few new truths have ever won their way against the resistance of established ideas save by being overstated.

Quotes by Isaiah Berlin

Acquire a government over your ideas, that they may come down when they are called, and depart when they are bidden.

Quotes by Isaac Watts

When we began Qualcomm, it had become quite clear that it was very important to patent new ideas.

Quotes by Irwin M. Jacobs

We try to preach innovation. We provide resources; we invite speakers in from universities to talk about new ideas.

Quotes by Irwin M. Jacobs

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.

One entry pushes back on the notion that imaginative ideas are only an escape from a hard life, and another recalls pitching creative concepts to publishers with no guarantee of success. Continue with Always quotes or Like quotes.