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I think a badly crafted, great idea for a new film with a ton of spelling mistakes is just 100 times better than a well-crafted stale script.
Alexander Payne

Great, Mistakes, Times

You can get sucked into the idea that, 'Gosh, this is impressive. Maybe I should do this. It will look good.' Or 'I'll write like this because it will impress that critic.'
Amy Tan

Good, Write, Maybe

When I go back to family reunions everybody goes, 'Hey cousin! Hey Auntie!' And I'm like, 'Okay I don't know you, I have no idea who you are.' I am auntie and cousin for so many and even the ones in prison call me collect. And I'll be like, 'Which of my family members are giving you this phone number?'
Sherri Shepherd

Family, Giving, Everybody

Realizing that the majority of kids that get molested feel that it is their fault, along with shame, those kids have no idea what to say or do to try to report anything, and add that with the lack of education, it is a complete recipe for disaster that leads to non-reporting of molestation.
Sherri Shepherd

Education, Try, Kids

The idea that human beings have taken a few steps closer toward asserting control over the Earth's climate is likely to strike you as a really bad idea.
Jeff Goodell

Bad, Human, Control

One of the pillars of backward thinking in America is the idea that you can have jobs or you can have clean air and water, but you can't have both. That myth has been busted a thousand times, but still it lives on.
Jeff Goodell

Thinking, America, Lives

A refuge is supposed to prevent what? The genes from flowing out of sight? This refuge idea won't stop insects from moving across boundaries. That's absurd.
Jeremy Rifkin

Moving, Stop, Won

I basically had the idea when I was 18 that I wanted to write my own songs. I knew it was going to be a long, tough road, and I was like, if I just begin now, by the time I'm 40, I'll be good at it.
Jason Mraz

Time, Good, Long

I never accepted the idea that I was all through. I guess no person who has once been a star can do that, ever.
Ethel Waters

Person, Through, Once

Advertisers and marketers should be looking to bring new experiences to different parts of the brain. It's a more profound idea than just dropping a billboard into a video game.
Jaron Lanier

Game, Brain, Different

I have just explained my idea of how a constructive period of reflection, one that would send a clear message to the citizens of Europe: You should now what our priorities are. For Germany this means: Unemployment is one of one of our biggest problems.
Angela Merkel

Problems, Means, Reflection

On the one hand, the financial projection is on the agenda - we will see if this problem can be resolved or not. I think it is a right idea to stage a special summit, which would deal with the question of priorities of European politics.
Angela Merkel

Politics, Special, Problem

If I'm a commodity, it wouldn't be a wise idea to buy stock in me - although, in the long run, maybe I'm a slow growth investment.
Tim Robbins

Wise, Long, Growth

None of us had any idea of how successful Downton was going to be. I thought I was signing up for another period drama that had a slightly modern feel. It had a freedom about it because it was coming out of the head of Julian Fellowes. Anything could happen and generally did.
Dan Stevens

Freedom, Successful, Happen

But even writing the column for the 'Telegraph,' that idea of working to deadlines, which as an actor that's not something you have to do in the same way. It's excited me into wanting to do a bit more.
Dan Stevens

Writing, Working, Same

We don't think about pilgrimage in this country. We don't think about meditation. The idea of taking a six-week walk is totally foreign to most Americans. But it's probably exactly what we need.
Emilio Estevez

Country, Walk, Taking

Everybody's idea of a great book is different, of course. For me it's one that makes my jaw drop on every page, the writing is so original.
Carl Hiaasen

Great, Book, Writing

Although we love the idea of choice - our culture almost worships it - we seek refuge in the familiar and the comfortable.
Hugh Mackay

Love, Choice, Almost

My idea of beauty is somebody that doesn't have to try too much, someone who is effortless and fresh.
Jessica Ennis

Beauty, Someone, Try

I remember Michael saying, 'Rich and famous? It's much better to be just rich'. I didn't quite get it to begin with. But he's right. You lose anonymity. I say to my family that you've no idea until you lose it how precious anonymity is.
Julie Walters

Family, Famous, Saying

There is this idea that appealing to youth is the only way forward. But that is no longer the case. Youth is not everything. Now we have all the baby-boomers in their 60s, like me, who are actively engaged in life - we're not retiring, we're not just being put out to grass once we hit 60.
Julie Walters

Life, Forward, Everything

Fortune cookies are a good idea. If the message is positive, it can make your day a little better.
Yao Ming

Good, Positive, Fortune

So when I made some money, I didn't have any idea how one handled such a situation because no one in our family ever had any money.
Jim Harrison

Family, Money, Made

Bond? It is a bit like saying, 'Do you want to play Superman?' Anyone would dream of it. It's one of the most coveted roles in film. I'd be honoured. But I don't know if it will actually happen. I'm just happy with the idea of being associated with it. It's nice there's a lot of good will.
Idris Elba

Good, Happy, Nice

Apartment living is tough action. Just the whole idea that you share a washer and dryer always freaked me out.
Joe Rogan

Living, Tough, Whole

I had no idea this thing was televised. Boy, is my face red.
David Letterman

I don't think the idea of homosexuality is really taboo any more. Our culture is evolving. This is an exciting time to be living.
Andrew Lang

Time, Living, Culture

In architecture the idea degenerated. Design allows a more direct and pleasurable route.
Charles Eames

Design, Direct, Route

From my training I can get a good idea of what I'm capable of.
Paula Radcliffe

Good, Training, Capable

An absolutely new idea is one of the rarest things known to man.
Thomas More

Known, Rarest, Absolutely

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