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

From Loonshots by Safi Bahcall

Innovations emerge from the collision of different ideas.
Economic growth arises from the interplay of ideas, resources, and institutions.
The greatest changes in our world have come from the ideas of individuals.

From The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley

Ideas are like ecosystems; they thrive in the right conditions.
Success is not just about having the right ideas, but about executing them.
The comic book medium was a powerful way to disseminate ideas.
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.
The ancient world was full of ideas that still resonate today.
The network effect is what allows good ideas to flourish.
Many of the best ideas come from quiet contemplation.
The mind is furnished with ideas by nature.
The greatest breakthroughs come from the fringe.

From Loonshots by Safi Bahcall

Creativity flourishes in flow; it’s where the best ideas come to life.
The history of ideas is often a history of the spaces in which they are formed.

From The Invention of Air by Steven Johnson

Men are more often the victims of their own ideas than of their circumstances.
Experimentation and play are crucial for developing new ideas.
Children's ideas are powerful and should be respected.
Good ideas are often the result of a long process of incubation.
Ideas are a kind of contagion.

From The Invention of Air by Steven Johnson

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

From Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull

A good idea is like a seed; it needs the right conditions to grow.
You can kill a man, but you cannot kill an idea.
A loonshot is a nurturing of crazy ideas that can transform the world.

From Loonshots by Safi Bahcall

The more perfect a thing is, the more of it is required.
Good ideas can come from anywhere, and your job is to find them.

From Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull

There's zero correlation between being the best talker and having the best ideas.
The Lost City of Z was more than a place; it was an idea.
In a room full of ideas, the loudest voices often drown out the best ones.

From That's What She Said by Joanne Lipman

Innovation is not just about ideas, but execution.

From Out of the Ether by Matthew Leising

The slow hunch is a powerful form of idea generation.
You must know the big ideas in life and how to deal with them.
The longer the incubation period, the better the idea.
History is largely a history of the ideas men have had about one another.
The world is full of ideas, but execution is everything.

From Traction by Gino Wickman

Every great idea needs a champion.

From The Infinite Machine by Camila Russo

Every great invention started as a perfect idea waiting to be realized.
Ideas can grow and evolve over time, much like living organisms.
In the right context, a single idea can lead to a revolution.
Ideas are alive, and they want to be made.
The beauty of a library lies in its ability to connect people with ideas.

From The Library Book by Susan Orlean

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

From Digital Gold by Nathaniel Popper

Innovation is often born in the intersection of disparate ideas.

From The Invention of Air by Steven Johnson

Take a simple idea and take it seriously.
The most powerful force in the world is a good idea in the hands of a passionate team.

From Loonshots by Safi Bahcall

Every great innovation began as a loonshot.

From Loonshots by Safi Bahcall

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

From The Invention of Air by Steven Johnson

The internet allows for the amplification of bad ideas.

From The Death of Expertise by Tom Nichols

The theory that would not die is a testament to the resilience of ideas.
History is littered with stories of people who followed their wild ideas.

From Loonshots by Safi Bahcall

Ideas are the necessary conditions under which we are able to think about things.
The story of Bitcoin is a story of idealism and greed.

From Digital Gold by Nathaniel Popper

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

From Working in Public by Nadia Eghbal

Computers can be a medium for expressing ideas and creativity.
The most creative breakthroughs often come from combining existing ideas.
Creativity is not just about having ideas, but about having the right ideas and making them happen.

From The Innovators by Walter Isaacson

Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events.
The man who fights for his ideals is the man who is truly free.

From The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand