Ideas Quotes

The key to every man is his thought. Sturdy and defying though he look, he has a helm which he obeys, which is the idea after which all his facts are classified. He can only be reformed by showing him a new idea which commands his own.

Don’t express your ideas too clearly. Most people think little of what they understand, and venerate what they do not.

Sometimes I think we’re alone in the universe,and sometimes I think we’re not. In either case the idea is quite staggering.

Man’s fear of ideas is probably the greatest dike holding back human knowledge and happiness.

Acting on a good idea is better than just having a good idea.

New ideas pass through three periods: 1) It can’t be done. 2) It probably can be done, but it’s not worth doing. 3) I knew it was a good idea all along!

Whenever ideas fail, men invent words.

I hope some animal never bores a hole in my head and lays its eggs in my brain, because later you might think you’re having a good idea but it’s just eggs hatching.

An idea is a dangerous thing under the best of circumstances.

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