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The internet allows for the amplification of bad ideas.

From The Death of Expertise by Tom Nichols

Good ideas are often the result of a long process of incubation.

From Where Good Ideas Come From by Steven Johnson

Take a simple idea and take it seriously.

From Poor Charlie's Almanack by Charles T. Munger

You must know the big ideas in life and how to deal with them.

From Poor Charlie's Almanack by Charles T. Munger

The early adopters of Bitcoin were often seen as idealists and rebels.

From Digital Gold by Nathaniel Popper

The man who fights for his ideals is the man who is truly free.

From The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

A loonshot is a nurturing of crazy ideas that can transform the world.

From Loonshots by Safi Bahcall

Creativity is not just about having ideas, but about having the right ideas and making them happen.

From The Innovators by Walter Isaacson

Innovations emerge from the collision of different ideas.

From Where Good Ideas Come From by Steven Johnson

Ideas are like air; they need space to expand and thrive.

From The Invention of Air by Steven Johnson

Every great innovation began as a loonshot.

From Loonshots by Safi Bahcall

The best way to kill a loonshot is to kill its champion.

From Loonshots by Safi Bahcall

You can kill a man, but you cannot kill an idea.

From The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Open source is as much about the ideas as it is about the code.

From Working in Public by Nadia Eghbal

The greatest breakthroughs come from the fringe.

From Loonshots by Safi Bahcall

Ideas can grow and evolve over time, much like living organisms.

From Where Good Ideas Come From by Steven Johnson

There's zero correlation between being the best talker and having the best ideas.

From Quiet: The Power of Introverts by Susan Cain

In a room full of ideas, the loudest voices often drown out the best ones.

From That's What She Said by Joanne Lipman

A good idea is like a seed; it needs the right conditions to grow.

From Where Good Ideas Come From by Steven Johnson

Innovation is not just about ideas, but execution.

From Out of the Ether by Matthew Leising

Good ideas can come from anywhere, and your job is to find them.

From Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull

The creative process is not a linear path but a complex web of ideas and emotions.

From Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull

The beauty of a library lies in its ability to connect people with ideas.

From The Library Book by Susan Orlean

Success is not just about having the right ideas, but about executing them.

From The Soul of A New Machine by Tracy Kidder

The theory that would not die is a testament to the resilience of ideas.

From The Theory That Would Not Die by Sharon Bertsch McGrayne

History is littered with stories of people who followed their wild ideas.

From Loonshots by Safi Bahcall

Ideas are like ecosystems; they thrive in the right conditions.

From Where Good Ideas Come From by Steven Johnson

Men are more often the victims of their own ideas than of their circumstances.

From The Lessons of History by Will and Ariel Durant

History is largely a history of the ideas men have had about one another.

From The Lessons of History by Will and Ariel Durant

The longer the incubation period, the better the idea.

From Where Good Ideas Come From by Steven Johnson

The world is full of ideas, but execution is everything.

From Traction by Gino Wickman

Many of the best ideas come from quiet contemplation.

From Quiet: The Power of Introverts by Susan Cain

The slow hunch is a powerful form of idea generation.

From Where Good Ideas Come From by Steven Johnson

Economic growth arises from the interplay of ideas, resources, and institutions.

From The Origin of Wealth by Eric Beinhocker

The most powerful force in the world is a good idea in the hands of a passionate team.

From Loonshots by Safi Bahcall

The most creative breakthroughs often come from combining existing ideas.

From Where Good Ideas Come From by Steven Johnson

The story of Bitcoin is a story of idealism and greed.

From Digital Gold by Nathaniel Popper

The greatest changes in our world have come from the ideas of individuals.

From The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley

Innovation is often born in the intersection of disparate ideas.

From The Invention of Air by Steven Johnson

Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events.

From The Cave and the Light by Arthur Herman

The ancient world was full of ideas that still resonate today.

From The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt

The best way to generate new ideas is to have lots of ideas.

From Loonshots by Safi Bahcall

To be a hedgehog is to believe in the power of a single idea.

From The Hedgehog and the Fox by Isaiah Berlin

The more perfect a thing is, the more of it is required.

From The Philosophical Writings of Descartes by René Descartes

The comic book medium was a powerful way to disseminate ideas.

From The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore

The network effect is what allows good ideas to flourish.

From Where Good Ideas Come From by Steven Johnson

Ideas are the necessary conditions under which we are able to think about things.

From The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant

In the right context, a single idea can lead to a revolution.

From Where Good Ideas Come From by Steven Johnson

The history of ideas is often a history of the spaces in which they are formed.

From The Invention of Air by Steven Johnson

Computers can be a medium for expressing ideas and creativity.

From Mindstorms: Children, Computers, And Powerful Ideas by Seymour Papert