#idea

Those who believe that they believe in God, but without passion in their hearts, without anguish in mind, without uncertainty, without doubt, without an element of despair even in their consolation, believe only in the God idea, not God Himself. ↗

— Miguel de Unamuno

#god #idea #passion #uncertainty

Scratch any cynic and you will find a disappointed idealist. ↗

— George Carlin

#disillusionment #idealism #disappointment

The mind that opens to a new idea never returns to its original size. ↗

— Albert Einstein

#new-ideas #open-mindedness #originality

The religious idea of God cannot do full duty for the metaphysical infinity. ↗

— Alan Watts

#duty #full #god #idea #infinity

I am at liberty to vote as my conscience and judgment dictates to be right, without the yoke of any party on me... Look at my arms, you will find no party hand-cuff on them. ↗

— David Crockett

#loyalty #politics #judgment

The truth is sometimes a poor competitor in the market place of ideas – complicated, unsatisfying, full of dilemmas, always vulnerable to misinterpretation and abuse. ↗

— George F. Kennan

#truth #marketing

Scratch the surface of most cynics and you find a frustrated idealist — someone who made the mistake of converting his ideals into expectations. ↗

— Peter M. Senge

#idealism #cynicism

The irritating question they ask us -- us being writers -- is: "Where do you get your ideas?" And the answer is: Confluence. Things come together. The right ingredients and suddenly: Abracadabra! ↗

— Neil Gaiman

#confluence #creative-process #ideas #writing #writing-process

But if you have big ideas you have to use big words to express them, haven't you? ↗

— L.M. Montgomery

#ideas #words #l-m-montgomery

When you make a film you usually make a film about an idea. ↗

— Sydney Pollack

#about #film #idea #make #usually