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You can't have good ideas unless you have lots of ideas.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Generating many ideas is essential for finding valuable ones.
This quote by Linus Pauling emphasizes the importance of creativity and brainstorming in the idea generation process. To discover truly innovative and effective ideas, one must first produce a large volume of thoughts, as not every idea will be a winner, but the gems require the exploration of numerous concepts.
Themes
IdeasCreativityBrainstormingInnovationPotential
In practice
Example use cases
In a team meeting, one could use this quote to encourage everyone to share their thoughts freely.
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