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David Lean:You’re a business idea in the shape


You’re a business idea in the shape of a man.
by David Lean


Victor Hugo:There is nothing more powerful than


There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come.
by Victor Hugo


Kabbalah:Unity can only be manifested by the


Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two.
by Kabbalah


Howard W. Newton:When a man blames others for


When a man blames others for his failures, it's a good idea to credit others with his successes.
by Howard W. Newton


Helen Rowland:A bachelor never quite gets over


A bachelor never quite gets over the idea that he is a thing of beauty and a boy forever.
by Helen Rowland


Helen Rowland:A bachelor never quite gets over


A bachelor never quite gets over the idea that he is a thing of beauty and a boy forever.
by Helen Rowland


Josh Billings:Words are often seen hunting for


Words are often seen hunting for an idea, but ideas are never seen hunting for words.
by Josh Billings


Orson Welles:I passionately hate the idea of


I passionately hate the idea of being with it, I think an artist has always to be out of step with his time.
by Orson Welles


Charles Brower:A new idea is delicate. It can be


A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed to death by a quip and worried to death by a frown on the right man's brow.
by Charles Brower


Epictetus:When the idea of any pleasure strikes


When the idea of any pleasure strikes your imagination, make a just computation between the duration of the pleasure and that of the repentance that is likely to follow it.
by Epictetus


Quentin Crisp:Love is the extra effort we make


Love is the extra effort we make in our dealings with those whom we do not like and once you understand that, you understand all. This idea that love overtakes you is nonsense. This is but a polite manifestation of sex. To love another you have to undertake some fragment of their destiny.
by Quentin Crisp


Henry Ward Beecher:A noble man compares and


A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower than himself. The one produces aspiration; the other ambition, which is the way in which a vulgar man aspires.
by Henry Ward Beecher


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