Quotes in Ideas

An idea isn't worth that much. It's the execution of the idea that has value. If you can't convince one other person that this is something to devote your life to, then it's not worth it.

Many ideas are good for a limited time - not forever.

An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.

Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous patience.

Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.

We think in generalities, but we live in detail.

A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it.

Quality is more important than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles.

Don't worry about people stealing an idea. If it's original, you will have to ram it down their throats.

Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.