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I never drink while I'm working, but after a few glasses I get ideas that would never have occurred to me dead sober.

Quotes by Irwin Shaw

When I first started to get into writing, it was via music. I'd generate ideas for songs that would turn into stories, then they'd turn into novels. I was biased toward music.

Quotes by Irvine Welsh

I am an immigrant from Mexico. I came to the United States looking for a landscape where I could explore ideas freely and to test my entrepreneurial spirit.

Quotes by Ilan Stavans

I am much more interested in defending my ideas than defending my identities.

Quotes by Ilhan Omar

'The Sea Wolf' is the story of a man who believes only in brute force. He is so firm in belief in his own ideas that he despises all who disagree with him. He preaches the doctrine of intolerance. He...

Quotes by Ida Lupino

Great ideas have no attachment to either money or class.

Quotes by Ian Schrager

The hardest thing is the idea. Ideas come from somewhere but as far as we know they come from nowhere.

Quotes by Ian Hunter

I like walking and hiking, and many of the ideas for songs have germinated from this.

Quotes by Ian Gillan

Molecular biology has routinely taken problematic things under its wing without altering core ideas.

Quotes by Ian Hacking

Among the lesser effects of quantum theory are gaping holes in old ideas about causality.

Quotes by Ian Hacking

Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous patience.

Quotes by Hyman Rickover

When it comes to song creation, I throw in my ideas and have it discussed with the producer. The song gets its own characteristic as new ideas are incorporated.

Quotes by Hyuna

I'm very much an observer and a conduit of thoughts and ideas.

Quotes by Ian Anderson

Kennedy did not have to run the risk of having his ideas and his words shortened and adulterated by a correspondent. This was the television era, not only in campaigning, but in holding the presidency.

Quotes by Hugh Sidey

A lot of what a composer does has to do with storytelling, and there are different ways of fusing music with picture to express different storytelling ideas.

Quotes by Howard Shore

Rarely do I finish a song lyrically before I have a musical idea there, but then again, rarely ever would I finish a song musically before starting the lyrical ideas. So a lot of the time, they come in tandem,...

Quotes by Hozier

Germany must be a country which generates political ideas and leadership, which is capable of compromise, which is sovereign and yet knows that it needs its partners on both sides of the Atlantic.

Quotes by Horst Koehler

My goal is to spread ideas. Trends always start at the top.

Quotes by Homaro Cantu

Radio astronomy reflects our fascination with how audio can be used to understand information or ideas. Just as scientists visualize data through charts and pictures, we can use 'data sonification' to translate radio signals into sound that help us better...

Quotes by Honor Harger

I'll listen to a song so much that ideas start to form out of daydreaming. It's as if I'm reverse-scoring the track and building visuals around a specific beat or riff that's grabbed me.

Quotes by Hiro Murai

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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