#ideas

As time went on, we learned to arm ourselves in our different ways. Some of us with real guns, some of us with more ephemeral weapons, an idea or improbable plan or some sort of formulation about how best to move through the world. An idea that will let us be. Protect us and keep us safe. But a weapon nonetheless. ↗

— Colson Whitehead

#guns #ideas #life #plans #protection

I believe scientists have a duty to share the excitement and pleasure of their work with the general public, and I enjoy the challenge of presenting difficult ideas in an understandable way. ↗

— Antony Hewish

#challenge #difficult #duty #enjoy #excitement

Listen, the next revolution is gonna be a revolution of ideas. ↗

— Bill Hicks

#ideas #listen #next #revolution

Civilization grew in the beginning from the minute that we had communication - particularly communication by sea that enabled people to get inspiration and ideas from each other and to exchange basic raw materials. ↗

— Thor Heyerdahl

#beginning #civilization #communication #each #enabled

I am very glad as well that it is a presidency built on a campaign that emphasized ideas. I hope it will be a presidency that will enable everybody to be part of and proud of. ↗

— Michael D. Higgins

#built #campaign #emphasized #enable #everybody

Thank goodness we don't live in medieval times, when people fought wars over ideas. ↗

— Wojciech Jaruzelski

#goodness #ideas #live #medieval #over

Ideas and philosophies have a shelf-life. They must be kept fresh and renewed or they will spoil. If left unattended, the same ideas and philosophies that once nourished you and helped you grow can poison you and make you sick. Become aware of new ideas that can refresh your way of life and be open to the fact that your old ideas and philosophies can work for you for some time, but when the shelf-life has passed, those ideas and philosophies could also harm you. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#happiness #ideas #inspirational #life #motivational

To me success means effectiveness in the world, that I am able to carry my ideas and values into the world - that I am able to change it in positive ways. ↗

— Maxine Hong Kingston

#am #carry #change #effectiveness #i

You see a lot of good ideas or well-written scripts that are bad ideas. ↗

— John McTiernan

#bad ideas #good #good ideas #ideas #lot

Books can ignite fires in your mind, because they carry ideas for kindling, and art for matches. ↗

— Gary D. Schmidt

#books #ideas #art