"Where do new ideas come from? The answer is simple: differences. While there are many theories of creativity, the only tenet they all share is that creativity comes from unlikely juxtapositions. The best way to maximize differences is to mix ages, cultures, and disciplines."

-- Nicholas Negroponte

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“A woman is truly beautiful only when she is naked and she knows it.”
“It's often only other people who notice you have a signature style. I don't think I've got one, though other people tell me I do.”
“The music industry's very laid back while I'm very, very aggressive,”
“Black is the Color and none is the number”
“Boredom is only for boring people with no imagination.”

Source : Tim Tharp (2008). “The Spectacular Now”, p.86, Knopf Books for Young Readers
“President Obama and our all-of-the-above energy strategy is the real deal. We are proud of the fact that we are importing less oil than at any time in modern history, and it has been because of the president's vision and courage.”
“Criticism can never instruct or benefit you. Its chief effect is that of a telegram with dubious news. Praise leaves no glow behind, for it is a writer's habit to remember nothing good of himself. I have usually forgotten those who have admired my work, and seldom anyone who disliked it. Obviously, this is because praise is never enough and censure always too much.”

Source : Ben Hecht (1954). “A child of the century”, Signet
“If letters had eyebrows, these would be arched.”

Source : James St. James (2003). “Party Monster: A Fabulous But True Tale of Murder in Clubland”, p.215, Simon and Schuster

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