Ideas are the raw material of progress. Everything first takes shape in the form of an idea. But an idea by itself is worth nothing. An idea, like a machine, must have power applied to it before it can accomplish…

Quote by Barry C Forbes

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Don't forget until too late that the business of life is not business but living.

Don't forget until too late that the business of life is not business but living.

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...

A cure for War? Furiously spending the same daily amount of money toward making friends....

A cure for War? Furiously spending the same daily amount of money toward making friends....

Ideas run wild without discussion

Ideas run wild without discussion

I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old...

I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old...

When I am travelling in a carriage, or walking after a good meal, or during...

When I am travelling in a carriage, or walking after a good meal, or during...

Nearly every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it...

Nearly every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it...

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...

The American people are going to be ready for an era of realism. Theyve seen...

The American people are going to be ready for an era of realism. Theyve seen...

From then on, when anything went wrong with a computer, we said it had bugs...

From then on, when anything went wrong with a computer, we said it had bugs...

All great ideas are controversial, or have been at one time

All great ideas are controversial, or have been at one time

Let your thoughts meander towards a sea of ideas.

Let your thoughts meander towards a sea of ideas.

In art, one idea is as good as another. If one takes the idea of...

In art, one idea is as good as another. If one takes the idea of...

Any preoccupation with ideas of what is right or wrong in conduct shows an arrested...

Any preoccupation with ideas of what is right or wrong in conduct shows an arrested...

When the rich think about the poor, they have poor ideas.

When the rich think about the poor, they have poor ideas.

When an idea exclusively occupies the mind, it is transformed into an actual physical or...

When an idea exclusively occupies the mind, it is transformed into an actual physical or...

If a man had as many ideas during the day as he does when he...

If a man had as many ideas during the day as he does when he...

An idea is never given to you without you being given the power to make...

An idea is never given to you without you being given the power to make...

A culture is made -- or destroyed -- by its articulate voices.

A culture is made -- or destroyed -- by its articulate voices.

Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always...

Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always...