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I like rhyme because it is memorable, I like form because having to work to a pattern gives me original ideas.

Quotes by Anne Stevenson

We are afraid of ideas, of experimenting, of change. We shrink from thinking a problem through to a logical conclusion.

Quotes by Anne Sullivan

I'm naturally curious, and I've always been driven by my curiosity. Curiosity gets people excited. Curiosity leads to new ideas, new jobs, new industries.

Quotes by Anne Sweeney

We should revel in tons and tons and tons of ideas. Some of them will manifest and lead to a drug discovery, and some will not.

Quotes by Anne Wojcicki

In many ways, a degree in the history of ideas is the ideal training for an aspiring writer.

Quotes by Anne Fortier

Although I'm only fourteen, I know quite well what I want. I know who is right and who is wrong. I have my opinions, my own ideas and principles, and although it may sound pretty mad from an adolescent, I...

Quotes by Anne Frank

Fiction allows you to embody certain ideas and give them an emotional reality. The characters allow you to get close viscerally to an idea.

Quotes by Anne Michaels

We all shared an admiration of Debussy both as a musician and as sort of an icon for the 20th century. It seemed like an interesting idea to go right back 100 years to find the source of some new...

Quotes by Anne Dudley

I have a big responsibility to my licenses. All my licenses draw from and take ideas from the runway.

Quotes by Anna Sui

Poverty does not make people terrorists, but terrorists can exploit the frustration it creates and use it as a breeding-ground for violent ideas.

Quotes by Anna Lindh

Ideas are like pizza dough, made to be tossed around.

Quotes by Anna Quindlen

I see myself as not a typical theater person, but a person who uses the theater as a place to meet people and explore ideas.

Quotes by Anna Deavere Smith

For me, first of all, I love people, I love ideas.

Quotes by Anna Deavere Smith

All of my books now come from readers' ideas.

Quotes by Ann Rule

I have ideas saved on my computer that I visit from time to time to see if one may shine and motivate me.

Quotes by Ann Turner

I don't look at other people's work because I don't want to be distracted by their ideas.

Quotes by Ann Demeulemeester

If you're a film studio, you're making a movie for a foreign market. You're pursuing ideas that travel well. It changes the movies we see and how movies are made.

Quotes by Anita Elberse

A novel is a collision of ideas. Three or four threads may be floating around in the writer's consciousness, and at a single moment in time, these ideas collide and produce a novel.

Quotes by Anita Shreve

Riffs are a repeating thing. They come back to you. Some of the things on 'Back in Black' were ideas we had knocked around on tracks before that: 'That bit - maybe we should take a chunk of that and...

Quotes by Angus Young

All ideas grow out of other ideas.

Quotes by Anish Kapoor

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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