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

With a host of proposals on the table and a President examining new ideas for health reform we have an obligation to give real reform our best shot.

I believe there is a relationship between having an interest in the arts and the behaviour of society as a whole. Some politicians find it difficult that the arts is a weapon of happiness... Politics is often about deprivation rather than the opening up of ideas and nourishing creative endeavour.

I refuse to accept other people's ideas of happiness for me. As if there's a 'one size fits all' standard for happiness.

Great ideas originate in the muscles.

You ask me if I keep a notebook to record my great ideas. I've only ever had one.

Great people talk about ideas average people talk about things and small people talk about wine.

Great minds discuss ideas average minds discuss events small minds discuss people.

When I was a graduate student the leading spirits at Harvard were interested in the history of ideas.

Acquire a government over your ideas that they may come down when they are called and depart when they are bidden.