Ideas, like individuals, live and die. They flourish, according to their nature, in one soil or climate and droop in another. They are the vegetation of the mental world.

Quote by William MacNeile Dixon

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The facts of the present won't sit still for a portrait. They are constantly vibrating,...

The facts of the present won't sit still for a portrait. They are constantly vibrating,...

I know quite certainly that I myself have no special talent; curiosity, obsession and dogged...

I know quite certainly that I myself have no special talent; curiosity, obsession and dogged...

The Great Idea in advertising is far more than the sum of the recognition scores,...

The Great Idea in advertising is far more than the sum of the recognition scores,...

Never, never rest contented with any circle of ideas, but always be certain that a...

Never, never rest contented with any circle of ideas, but always be certain that a...

Test ideas in the marketplace. You learn from hearing a range of perspectives. Consultation helps...

Test ideas in the marketplace. You learn from hearing a range of perspectives. Consultation helps...

The old idea of a composer suddenly having a terrific idea and sitting up all...

The old idea of a composer suddenly having a terrific idea and sitting up all...

No grand idea was ever born in a conference, but a lot of foolish ideas...

No grand idea was ever born in a conference, but a lot of foolish ideas...

Nothing is more dangerous then having just one idea

Nothing is more dangerous then having just one idea

In order to test the strength of an idea and the commitment of those who...

In order to test the strength of an idea and the commitment of those who...

Painting is a nail to which I fasten my ideas.

Painting is a nail to which I fasten my ideas.

To think and to be fully alive are the same.

To think and to be fully alive are the same.

I have learned to respect ideas, wherever they come from. Often they come from clients....

I have learned to respect ideas, wherever they come from. Often they come from clients....

The ideas gained by men before they are twenty-five are practically the only ideas they...

The ideas gained by men before they are twenty-five are practically the only ideas they...

I had no idea of the enormous and unquestionably helpful part that humbug plays in...

I had no idea of the enormous and unquestionably helpful part that humbug plays in...

The real democratic idea is, not that every man shall be on a level with...

The real democratic idea is, not that every man shall be on a level with...

I began to have an idea of my life, not as slow shaping of achievement...

I began to have an idea of my life, not as slow shaping of achievement...

An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.

An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.

An idea must not be condemned for being a little shy and incoherent; all new...

An idea must not be condemned for being a little shy and incoherent; all new...

Olivier's idea of introspection was to hood his eyes, dentalize his consonants and let the...

Olivier's idea of introspection was to hood his eyes, dentalize his consonants and let the...