The true poem is not that which the public read. There is always a poem not printed on paper,... in the poet's life. It is what hehas become through ….

At some time in the history of the universe, there were no human minds, and at some time later, there were. Within the blink of a cosmic eye, a unive….

People's ideas and fears can make them small but they cannot make you small. People's prejudices can diminish them but they cannot diminish you. Smal….

I think closing-off is the most detrimental thing we can do as people. Also, the idea of not judging oneself..

If the aristocracy of the whole white race is so to melt in a world of the colored races of the Earth, I for one should only rejoice in such a divine….

It is clear that 'social Darwinism' and 'survival of the fittest' were intended by Obama to evoke feelings of fear and disgust. It is highly doubtful….

A man does not call a line crooked unless he has some idea of a straight line..

I don't want the collections to look like a potpourri. It has to have a cohesive idea, and it has to be glamorous and beautiful and fit well..

I think the idea that you would do everything you can to prevent what is coming at you by way of something very disruptive - a 9/11 - it's a no-brain….

Cut in dressmaking is like grammar in language. A good design should be like a well made sentence and it should only express one idea at a time..

I always work out of uncertainty but when a painting's finished it becomes a fixed idea, apparently a final statement. In time though, uncertainty re….

No, officer, I have no idea why I'm wearing this possum costume. I called you what? OH. My bad." -Nastasya.

If you have a regulation that's going to save hundreds of thousands of lives annually and not cost very much, that sounds like a very good idea..

We need to start work with the idea that we’re going to learn every day. I learn, even at my position, every single day..

I have a hard time visualizing anything, which is why I'm not a director, and which is why I try to work with ones I know have a strong idea in mind..

You must find the ideas that have some promise in them... It is not enough to just have ideas..

An idea is like a play. It needs a good producer and a good promoter even if it is a masterpiece. Otherwise the play may never open; or it may open b….

Fact and fiction carry the same intrinsic weight in the marketplace of ideas. Fortunately, reality has no advertising budget..

The idea of political content is irrelevant. Content is irrelevant. I always tell my students, "Never forget you're writing words! You know, word one….

Let the ideas clash but not the hearts..

I'm always reading. And I keep a whole list of stories, often unusual stories. There are a hundred some-odd ideas on that list..