Quotes About Idea

Riches, when they come in huge quantities, are never the result of HARD work! Riches come, if they come at all, in response to definite demands, based upon the application of definite principles, and not by chance or luck. Generally speaking, an idea is an impulse of thought that impels action

The break consisted of my good fortune in meeting and gaining the cooperation of Andrew Carnegie. On that occasion Carnegie planted in my mind the idea of organizing the principles of achievement into a philosophy of success. Thousands of people have profited by the discoveries made in the twenty-five years of research, and several fortunes have been accumulated through the application of the philosophy. The beginning was simple. It was an IDEA which anyone might have developed.

The beginning of this successful business was an IDEA!

As Victor Hugo said, "An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.

ALL ACHIEVEMENT, ALL EARNED RICHES, HAVE THEIR BEGINNING IN AN IDEA! If you are ready for the secret, you already possess one half of it, therefore, you will readily recognize the other half the moment it reaches your mind.

todos los logros, todas las riquezas obtenidas, tienen su comienzo en una idea!

An idea stats to be interesting when you get scared of taking it to its logical conclusion.

an ad hominen attack against an intellectual, not against an idea, is highly flattering. It indicates that the person does not have anything intelligent to say about your message.

An ad hominem attack against an intellectual, not against an idea, is highly flattering. It indicates that the person does not have anything intelligent to say about your message.

Separé la persona «idea», que vende un producto intelectual en forma de una transacción o un determinado trabajo, de la persona «trabajo», que te vende su trabajo. Si se es persona «idea», no hay que trabajar duro, sólo pensar con intensidad. Se hace el mismo trabajo tanto si se producen cien unidades como si se producen mil.

I started to see the consequences of the idea.

The idea is simple, yet potent and universal.

Into it all came Winnie, eyes wide, and very much amazed. It was a whole new idea to her that people could live in such disarray, but at the same time she was charmed. It was…comfortable. Climbing behind Mae up the stairs to see the loft, she thought to herself: "Maybe it's because they think they have forever to clean it up." And this was followed by

I read the line over and over as if I might discern the little fires set the flames of an idea licking the page how knowledge burns

Sometimes self-assertiveness is manifested through volunteering an idea or paying a compliment; sometimes through a polite silence that signals nonagreement; sometimes by refusing to smile at a tasteless joke.

My fortune somewhat resembled that of a person who should entertain an idea of committing suicide, and, altogether beyond his hopes, meet with the good hap to be murdered.

It's an idea-an idea that, according to the history expert somewhere in my left brain, was abolished in 1865.

Unwinding isn't just good medicine—it's the right idea." It was the very rightness of the idea that made Nelson become a Juvey-cop to begin with. The knowledge that he would leave the world a cleaner, brighter place by dredging the dregs from the streets was what propelled him into the police academy

A cada minuto nos sentimos aplastados por la idea y la sensación del tiempo. Y no hay más que dos recursos para escapar a esa pesadilla, para olvidarla: el placer y el trabajo. El placer nos gasta. El trabajo nos fortifica. Elijamos

Who knows? It's a long shot, but it just might work.

It's not about you, it's about the idea you're passionate about. Your job is to be there in service of that idea, to offer it as a gift.

I thought a book on miracles might be a great idea, but just because it's a great idea doesn't mean I'm supposed to do it. But my editor persisted, and eventually I thought, 'He's right. I should write this book.'

Feminism is just an idea. It's a philosophy. It's about the equality of women in all realms. It's not about man-hating. It's not about being humorless. We have to let go of these misconceptions that have plagued feminism for 40, 50 years.

When I started Atom Factory, the idea was to do something small yet powerful. That name resonated with the mission.