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“To me, as long as we've known each other, I've always thought Mick's most brilliant thing was that he could work in an area two foot square and give a very exciting performance.”

Giving Long Two Known Feet Areas Performances Exciting Brilliant Squares Brilliant Ideas

Author:Keith Richards

“A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism.”

Ideas Science Religion Atheism Atheist Good Ideas Fanaticism Brilliant Ideas Clergy Propensity Celibacy Hereditary Zealotry

Author:Carl Sagan

“Men value things in three ways: as useful, as pleasant or sources of pleasure, and as excellent, or as intrinsically admirable or honorable.”

Men Way Values Three Pleasure Source Excellent Pleasant Honorable Admirable Brilliant Ideas Three Ways

Author:Mortimer Adler

“I have some ideas on how to fix that. They're not very good ideas, but at least they're ideas!”

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Author:Adam Savage

“A good idea will keep you awake during the morning, but a great idea will keep you awake during the night.”

Ideas Night Literature Morning Awake Good Ideas Good Day Great Idea Good Night Brilliant Ideas Good Morning Have A Good Day Awake At Night Best Night Great Night Inspirational Good Night

Author:Marilyn vos Savant

“Be able to correctly pronounce the words you would like to speak and have excellent spoken grammar.”

Able Speak Excellent Grammar Brilliant Ideas

Author:Marilyn vos Savant

“What is lost in the good or excellent translation is precisely the best.”

Literature Lost Language Excellent Translations Brilliant Ideas

Author:Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

“Our greatest lack is not money for any undertaking, but rather ideas, If the ideas are good, cash will somehow flow to where it is needed.”

Ifs Ideas Needed Flow Cash Undertakings Brilliant Ideas

Author:Robert H. Schuller

“Good ideas are the backbone of good government.”

Ideas Government Good Ideas Backbone Brilliant Ideas

Author:Brian Schweitzer

“I was impressed by Hendrix. His attitude was brilliant. Even the way he walked was amazing.”

Way Attitude Brilliant Impressed Brilliant Ideas Hendrix

Author:Ritchie Blackmore

“I was impressed by Hendrix. Not so much by his playing, as his attitude - he wasn't a great player, but everything else about him was brilliant.”

Attitude Player Brilliant Impressed Brilliant Ideas Hendrix

Author:Ritchie Blackmore

“You can get sucked into the idea that, 'Gosh, this is impressive. Maybe I should do this. It will look good.' Or 'I'll write like this because it will impress that critic.'”

Should Writing Looks Ideas Critics Impress Impressive Brilliant Ideas

Author:Amy Tan

“The good ideas will survive.”

Ideas Good Ideas Brilliant Ideas

Book:Quentin Tarantino: Interviews, Revised and Updated

Source: Quentin Tarantino: Interviews, Revised and Updated

“I have not wanted to intimidate audiences. I have not wanted my dancing to be an elitist form. That doesn't mean I haven't wanted it to be excellent.”

Mean Wanted Form Audience Havens Dancing Excellent Intimidating Brilliant Ideas Elitist

Author:Twyla Tharp

“I was fortunate enough to work under directors who were, most of them, brilliant, emotional men.”

Men Enough Emotional Directors Brilliant Fortunate Brilliant Ideas

Author:Gene Tierney

“I do not admire politicians; but when they are excellent in their way, one cannot help allowing them their due.”

Way Helping Political Politics Politician Dues Admire Excellent Allowing Brilliant Ideas

Book:The letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford: including numerous letters now first published from the original manuscripts

Source: The letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford: including numerous letters now first published from the original manuscripts

“My idea of a good picture is one that's in focus and of a famous person.”

Persons Ideas Artist Focus Photography Concentration Brilliant Ideas

Book:Andy Warhol's exposures

Source: Andy Warhol's exposures

“No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.”

“There's no field of music which doesn't have good ideas.”

Ideas Music Fields Good Ideas Brilliant Ideas

Author:Robert Wyatt

“I had kicked around the idea for Good Eats when I was directing commercials.”

Ideas Brilliant Ideas Good Eats

Author:Alton Brown

“It's only those exceptional and rare individuals who have brilliant ideas delivered to them by the muse, complete and gift wrapped. The rest of us have to work at it.”

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Author:Alan Moore

“A man can only lead when others accept him as their leader, and he has only as much authority as his subjects give to him. All of the brilliant ideas in the world cannot save your kingdom if no one will listen to them.”

Ifs Men World Giving Ideas Leadership Leader Accepting Subjects Authority Brilliant Kingdoms Brilliant Ideas Inspiring Leader

Book:The Well of Ascension: Book Two of Mistborn

Source: The Well of Ascension: Book Two of Mistborn

“Why do all your brilliant ideas involve felonies?”

Ideas Brilliant Brilliant Ideas Felony

Book:Virals

Source: Virals

“Jack Nicholson is a textbook actor who's very intuitive. He is absolutely brilliant at going as far as you can go, always pushing to the edge, but still making it seem real.”

Stills Real Seems Actors Edges Brilliant Pushing Intuitive Textbooks Brilliant Ideas Nicholson

Book:Tim Burton: Interviews

Source: Tim Burton: Interviews

“that was the plan? part of it, you don't wan tot know the rest. i believe the word 'these dog colllars would make excellent restraints' were involved. it was a brilliant idea. and we only got really cute well-made collars. this is my favorite. we had the tag engraved to say BUBBA.”

Knows Believe Wells Made Ideas I Believe Plans Dog Involved My Favorite Brilliant Excellent Cute Restraint Collars Tag Brilliant Ideas Bubba Engraved Really Cute Tots

Author:Michele Jaffe

“Some people have great ideas maybe once or twice in their life, and then they discover electricity or fire or outer space or something. I mean, the kind of brilliant ideas that change the whole world. Some people never have them at all... I get them two or three times a week.”

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Author:Neil Gaiman

“I don’t know whose brilliant idea that was, but it wasn’t mine, that’s for sure.”

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Author:Ozzy Osbourne

“It is not your passing thoughts or brilliant ideas so much as your plain everyday habits that control your life....Live simply. Don’t get caught in the machine of the world— it is too exacting. By the time you get what you are seeking your nerves are gone, the heart is damaged, and the bones are aching. Resolve to develop your spiritual powers more earnestly from now on. Learn the art of right living. If you have joy you have everything,so learn to be glad and contented....Have happiness now.”

“Shadow is a colour as light is, but less brilliant; light and shadow are only the relation of two tones.”

Two Light Artist Shadow Relation Brilliant Tone Colour Brilliant Ideas Light And Shadow

Author:Paul Cezanne

“It's important not to overstate the benefits of ideas. Quite frankly, I know it's kind of a romantic notion that you're just going to have this one brilliant idea and then everything is going to be great. But the fact is that coming up with an idea is the least important part of creating something great. It has to be the right idea and have good taste, but the execution and delivery are what's key.”

Knows Kind Important Ideas Facts Business Keys Taste Benefits Creating Notion Brilliant Execution Delivery Brilliant Ideas Good Taste Creating Something Right Ideas

Author:Sergey Brin

“A good quartet is like a good conversation among friends interacting to each other's ideas.”

Ideas Music Conversation Jazz Musical Jazz Music Brilliant Ideas Interacting Quartets Good Conversation

Author:Stan Getz

“A Good artist has less time than ideas.”

Art Ideas Artist Fine Arts Brilliant Ideas Good Art Art And Artists Inspirational Artist Good Artist Inspirational Art

Author:Martin Kippenberger

“The founding fathers were not only brilliant, they were system builders and systematic thinkers. They came up with comprehensive plans and visions.”

Father Vision Plans Brilliant Thinker Founding Comprehensive Systematic Builder Brilliant Ideas

Author:Ron Chernow

“Zoo: An excellent place to study the habits of human beings.”

Humans Human Beings Study Mankind Habit Excellent Carpe Diem Zoos Brilliant Ideas Carpe

Author:Evan Esar

“I cannot pretend to be impartial about the colours. I rejoice with the brilliant ones, and am genuinely sorry for the poor browns.”

Poor Sorry Brilliant Colour Rejoice Brilliant Ideas

Book:Winston Churchill: His Life as a Painter : a Memoir by His Daughter

Source: Winston Churchill: His Life as a Painter : a Memoir by His Daughter

“All good ideas arrive by chance.”

Writing Ideas Chance Intuition Good Ideas Brilliant Ideas

Author:Max Ernst

“Whenever somebody comes up with a good idea, there's somebody else who has never had a good idea in his life who stands up and says, "Oh, you can't do that..."”

Ideas Come Up Good Ideas Brilliant Ideas

Author:Tom Clancy

“Good ideas are common - what's uncommon are people who will work hard enough to bring them about.”

People Ideas Hard Enough Common Hard Work Brilliant Good Ideas Uncommon Brilliant Ideas Motivational Sales Sales Team Motivational

Book:All I Want is a Warm Bed and a Kind Word and Unlimited Power: Even More Brilliant Thoughts

Source: All I Want is a Warm Bed and a Kind Word and Unlimited Power: Even More Brilliant Thoughts

“My father had a brilliant scholastic record in high school and was awarded a college scholarship. Unfortunately he had to turn it down so that he could continue to support his family.”

School Turns Father Support Records College High School Brilliant Scholarship Brilliant Ideas Scholastics

Author:Tony Visconti

“It has been my fate in a long life of production to be credited chiefly with the equivocal virtue of industry, a quality so excellent in morals, so little satisfactory in art.”

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Book:The Heir Presumptive and the Heir Apparent

Source: The Heir Presumptive and the Heir Apparent

“Careless shepherd make excellent dinner for wolf.”

Dinner Excellent Careless Shepherds Brilliant Ideas

Author:Earl Derr Biggers

“The duty of a toastmaster is to be so dull that the succeeding speakers will appear brilliant by contrast.”

Duty Succeed Brilliant Dull Contrast Speakers Public Speaking Brilliant Ideas Toastmasters

Author:Clarence Budington Kelland

“All my sermons are prepared in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. As recreation is most pleasant and profitable in the sun, so homiletic creativity is best nourished before the Eucharist. The most brilliant ideas come from meeting God face to face. The Holy Spirit that presided at the Incarnation is the best atmosphere for illumination. Pope John Paul II keeps a small desk or writing pad near him whenever he is in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament; and I have done this all my life - I am sure for the same reason he does, because a lover always works better when the beloved is with him.”

“Not to be cheered by praise, not to be grieved by blame, but to know thoroughly one's own virtues or powers are the characteristics of an excellent man.”

Knows Men Sports Virtue Praise Blame Excellent Characteristics Cheer Brilliant Ideas

Author:Satchel Paige

“Religion has caused more harm than any other idea since the beginning of time. There's nothing good I can say about it. People use it as a crutch.”

People I Can Ideas Use Religion Harm Brilliant Ideas Crutches

Author:Larry Flynt

“...quantity is not necessarily synonymous with quality and brilliant ideas are not a function of the number of titles printed.”

Ideas Numbers Quality Economics Function Brilliant Titles Quantity Printed Brilliant Ideas

Author:Carlo M. Cipolla

“Don't trust a brilliant idea unless it survives the hangover.”

Ideas Imagination Drinking Alcohol Brilliant Liquor Don't Trust Brilliant Ideas Drinking Alcohol Hangover Great Drinking Funny Alcohol Great Alcohol Alcohol And Life Don't Drink Alcohol

Author:Jimmy Breslin

“Ian McKellen is brilliant with research. I paid really close attention to the sources he goes to. He's a very, very intelligent man.”

Men Attention Source Research Paid Intelligent Brilliant Brilliant Ideas Intelligent Man

Author:Brendan Fraser

“I've always wanted to stay involved with young people. I never bought into the idea that entertainers owe nothing to their audience except a good performance.”

People Ideas Wanted Young Audience Involved Performances Entertainers Brilliant Ideas

Author:Pat Boone

“There definitely is that element of guys who like to party and have a good time and... putting off for as long as possible the idea that they'll actually have to settle down”

Long Ideas Guy Party Elements Settling Good Times Having A Good Time Brilliant Ideas Settling Down

Author:Luke Wilson

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