Avigdor Lieberman Quotes

Since I was in my early twenties, at ABC, I was always only interested in things that were not already being done.

Almost all new ideas have a certain aspect of foolishness when they are first produced.

More or less, I am always saying, 'Let's do what has not been done.'

If you don't take a risk then what's the point. We can't keep making films in the same space.

Entrepreneurs almost always have to step out of existing institutions that embody old ways of doing things to build their vision.

Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.

I like being surrounded by people who have very little fear and very little respect for the past - not in a negative way, but in a positive way. They appreciate everything that's been done, but they constantly look for how to do it better.

Most entrepreneurial ideas will sound crazy, stupid and uneconomic, and then they'll turn out to be right.

I believe in being an innovator.

Just finding ways to be not provocative for provocative's sake, but to show an idea that hasn't been shown before, I mean that's interesting to me.

I dream of doing something where people are like: 'That's different, but it's still something I can relate to,' because that's the way of moving forward.

My view is there's no bad time to innovate.

In life, a lot of great ideas sound insane or absurd at first.

If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.

Artists rarely do the same thing over and over again. Art is about the new, doing things in a new way.

I don't like playing standards. I like to do my own cutting edge work.

If the idea is really new and unique and big, other people will all think it is bad and is going to fail.

I feel it would be a huge mistake for 'Vogue' always to be completely tasteful, completely perfect. I think it's very important for us to also rock the boat.

The world of entertainment is, like the world of fashion, becoming increasingly populated by those who don't want to do things the same old boring way.

Trying to show people something they haven't really seen before can get a lot of push-back.

I don't like to follow in the footsteps. I like to learn from the footsteps that came before me, forge a new path.

You can't just be a rock star by rehashing things you've seen or done before. Bring something new, which is what hip-hop does best.

I've always tried to do things a little bit before they were being done by the mainstream. I challenge myself to do that in stand-up also, to talk about things that I'm not hearing anybody talk about onstage and in the media.

The big deal for me has always been innovation.

Success shuns the man who lacks ideas.