Nothing is more common than for men to think that because they are familiar with words they understand the ideas they stand for..

Straight-away the ideas flow in upon me, directly from God, and not only do I see distinct themes in my mind's eye, but they are clothed in the right….

Someone once said that "The Waste Land" was a scum of poetry floating on a sea of footnotes. That resonated with me, because that's kind of what I wa….

An avidity for more is built into the love of movies. Something else is built in: you have to be open to the idea of getting drunk on movies. (Being ….

SixDegrees.org is about using the idea that we are all connected to accomplish something good. It is my hope that Six Degrees will soon be something ….

Somewhere I put it this way: first drafts are for learning what one’s fiction wants him to say. Revision works with that knowledge to enlarge and enh….

The cooperation of the two retina in one field of vision, whatever is its cause, must rather be the source of all the ideas to which single or double….

People pour themselves into their own doctrines, and God has to blast them out of their preconceived ideas before they can become devoted to Jesus Ch….

Don't wait till you're older, or in some better job than you have now. Don't wait for anything. Don't wait till some magical...idea drops into your l….

I’ll never die", he said. Before I could protest, Lucas put two fingers on my lips, his smile seemed to fill the room with lights and I realized he w….

I grew up as a dancer. I did tap, classical ballet, all of that. I did Indian dancing, or Bharata Natyam, classic temple dancing from Madras, origina….

Much of the hatred and fear of sexuality found in religions stems from the idea that sex is a thing of the body and that the body must be denied so t….

I enjoy creating and developing characters, as well as situations. But I have always had more ideas than I can ever put down on paper and fantasy all….

Everything in the media is fleeting. Don't get the wrong idea. Fame is when you're still the hot topic next week or even the week after..

That's sort of the idea that if we, in attempting to explain away that which is experienced, the experience itself is diminished..

Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of lightning to strike….

Straightaway the ideas flow in upon me, directly from God..

Being right can stop all the momentum of a very interesting idea..

Coming up with a good idea, with an insight into the way the world works that is really new and that you really believe in, is a deeply satisfying ex….

I get a lot of the ideas when I'm resting - either when I'm meditating or getting some kind of work done on my back, like physical therapy or acupunc….

We got the idea of nature almost encroaching. It's incredibly lush, incredibly green, we really popped the colors, lots of deep reds and the greens. ….