It takes a very strong brain to resist the absolutes, the myths that the media and the politicians peddle - the idea that if you are too kind, where ….

I think now we're seeing the pendulum switch back to this idea where conversations are more important, if not more important than documents..

I wanted to do Playboy to get across the same ideas I'm singing and writing about these days. It's all about proving that a woman can defy stereotype….

When we drink coffee, ideas march in like the army.

Small thoughts grow into a picture. It may suggest an individual or it may suggest a place, but generally the painting's job is to work that [idea] i….

A copious manner of expression gives strength and weight to our ideas, which frequently make impression upon the mind, as iron does upon solid bodies….

[Joseph] Stalin closes the exposition of these [Leon Trotsky] ideas with the words, "Such are in general the characteristic features of [Vladimir] Le….

... though combinations are without number, the number of ideas are limited..

"A meteor hits planet Earth" - that's a story idea but that doesn't give me any indication of what the character is..

A classic is a classic for a reason. Let's try to create new classics. The idea of repeating ourselves drives me a little crazy..

Sometimes I'm inspired by the material and sometimes there's an idea that speaks to a material..

It's a good idea to not get involved with somebody that you don't trust. That's for sure..

Harry [Shearer] and I had an idea to do a movie about rock 'n' roll from the roadies' perspective, from backstage. Then Meat Loaf came out with a mov….

It's good to have an idea about what you want to do with your life before just doing things. If you have goals and dreams, it doesn't really matter i….

There is no "era" of simple, focused, concept-driven identity design. There is only design that grows out of understanding audiences for specific pro….

I'm just content with myself, happy with myself..

What gets celebrated gets replicated..

Every decoding is another encoding..

My head works in music, so there's always music there..

We were all at once terribly alone; and alone we must see it through..

I'm a very private person, so I didn't like this idea of tweeting about me. And then I realized, 'Oh, this is actually a brilliant device in terms of….