Short quotations about, ideas - Page 2

Francis A. Carter

There is only one way in which a pe…

17 Nov , 2014  

There is only one way in which a person acquires a new idea; by combination or association of two or more ideas he already has into a new juxtaposition in such a manner as to discover a relationship among them of which he was not previously aware. Great short quote and quotation by: Francis A. […]

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Honore de Balzac

This coffee plunges into the stomac…

17 Dec , 2013  

This coffee plunges into the stomach…the mind is aroused, and ideas pour forth like the battalions of the Grand Army on the field of battle…. Memories charge at full gallop…the light cavalry of comparisons deploys itself magnificently; the artillery of logic hurry in with their train of ammunition; flashes of wit pop up like sharp-shooters. […]

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Hortense Calisher

This is my answer to the gap betwee…

17 Dec , 2013  

This is my answer to the gap between ideas and action – I will write it out. Great short quote and quotation by: Hortense Calisher ,

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To die for an idea; it is unquestio…

13 Oct , 2011  

To die for an idea; it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it would be if men died for ideas that were true! Great short quote and quotation by: H. L. Mencken , US editor (1880 – 1956)

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Geoffrey Parsons

To feel the right emotions is fully…

13 Oct , 2011  

To feel the right emotions is fully as important as to hold the right ideas, and the great service of religion is the development of the right emotions. Great short quote and quotation by: Geoffrey Parsons ,

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Too many people run out of ideas lo…

13 Oct , 2011  

Too many people run out of ideas long before they run out of words. Great short quote and quotation by: Author Unknown ,

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Tyranny cannot defeat the power of …

5 Aug , 2011  

Tyranny cannot defeat the power of ideas. Great short quote and quotation by: Helen Keller , US blind & deaf educator (1880 – 1968)

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We are not afraid to entrust the Am…

15 Feb , 2011  

We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people. Great short quote and quotation by: John F. […]

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We are prisoners of ideas….

15 Feb , 2011  

We are prisoners of ideas. Great short quote and quotation by: Ralph Waldo Emerson , US essayist & poet (1803 – 1882)

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Karl Popper

We hate the very idea that our own …

15 Feb , 2011  

We hate the very idea that our own ideas may be mistaken, so we cling dogmatically to our conjectures. Great short quote and quotation by: Karl Popper ,

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Eugene Delacroix

What makes men of genius, or rather…

15 Feb , 2011  

What makes men of genius, or rather, what they make, is not new ideas, it is that idea – possessing them – that what has been said has still not been said enough. Great short quote and quotation by: Eugene Delacroix , French Romantic painter (1798 – 1863)

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

When ideas fail, words come in very…

15 Feb , 2011  

When ideas fail, words come in very handy. Great short quote and quotation by: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe , German dramatist, novelist, poet, & scientist (1749 – 1832)

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