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An idea is salvation by imagination. -- Frank Lloyd Wrigh
An idea, like a ghost (according to the common notion of a ghost) must be spoken to a little before it will explain itself.
-- Charles Dicke...
An idealist believes the short run doesn't count. A cynic believes the long run does not matter.
A realist believes that what is done or left undone in the short run determines the long run....
An idealist is one who, on noticing that roses smell better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup.
-- H. L. Mencken (1880-1956)...
An ideal wife is one who remains faithful to you but tries to be just as charming as if she weren't.
-- Sacha Guitry...
An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.
-- Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915)...
An idea which cannot be commercialized is just a passing thought. -- Momofuku Ando (Nissin Foods)
An idle mind is worth two in the bush.
An idler is a watch that wants both hands, As useless if it goes as if it stands.
-- William Cowper (1731-1800) -- Retirement, Line 681...
A nightingale dies for shame if another bird sings better.
-- Robert Burton (1577-1640) -- The Anatomy of Melancholy, Part i, Sect. 2, Memb. 3, Subsect. 6...

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