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It must inquire not merely about the circumstances of the time in general, but in particular about the writer's position with regard to these things, the interests and motives, the leading ideas of his literary activity.

Quotes by Ferdinand Christian Baur

A linguistic system is a series of differences of sound combined with a series of differences of ideas.

Quotes by Ferdinand de Saussure

Cinema, I always felt, is a very powerful mass medium to translate ideas in an engaging way.

Quotes by Farhan Akhtar

The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.

Quotes by F. Scott Fitzgerald

No grand idea was ever born in a conference, but a lot of foolish ideas have died there.

Quotes by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Art is based on very clear, mathematical principles like proportion and harmony. At the same time, physicists need to be inventive, to have ideas, to have some fantasy.

Quotes by Fabiola Gianotti

As an entrepreneur you keep trying things, and I try everything. I try business ideas, on our website we test everything, iterate, iterate, iterate.

Quotes by Fabrice Grinda

It's cool to have instruments lying around because they give you different ideas.

Quotes by Ezra Koenig

People find ideas a bore because they do not distinguish between live ones and stuffed ones on a shelf.

Quotes by Ezra Pound

There are no poetic ideas; only poetic utterances.

Quotes by Evelyn Waugh

If you're going to have a book published in China, that means that you're going to be subject to in-house censorship at the publisher, and then also, of course, the government has an apparatus that is in charge of making...

Quotes by Evan Osnos

Confucius - or Kongzi, which means Master Kong - was not born to power, but his idiosyncrasies and ideas made him the Zelig of the Chinese classics.

Quotes by Evan Osnos

Triple H has definitely been helping me out, and I appreciate that. I bounce ideas off of him.

Quotes by Eva Marie

As Democrats, we have a patriotic duty and political imperative to lay out our ideas for protecting America.

Quotes by Evan Bayh

Ideas came with explosive immediacy, like an instant birth. Human thought is like a monstrous pendulum; it keeps swinging from one extreme to the other.

Quotes by Eugene Field

In Europe, there is so much tradition, and everyone has established ideas as to what art should be and what it has always been.

Quotes by Esa-Pekka Salonen

Reasonable ideas which find their sanction in the conscience of the righteous do not die; they are consequently realities and active forces, but they are so only to the extent that those who profess them know how to turn them...

Quotes by Ernesto Teodoro Moneta

Ideas are the root of creation.

Quotes by Ernest Dimnet

Yes. I was the first female colonel. I enjoyed being that kind of role model for young women watching the show. A woman can be a colonel! A woman can be in charge! Those were new ideas then.

Quotes by Erin Gray

For me, conferences are like little mental vacations: a chance to go visit an interesting place for a couple of days, and come back rested and refreshed with new ideas and perspectives.

Quotes by Erin McKean

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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