“Million-dollar ideas are a dime a dozen”

A motivational quote was posted on Twitter on June 13, 2010:
   
“Million dollar ideas are a dime a dozen. The determination to see the idea through is what’s priceless. -Robert Dieffenbach”
 
The quote has been very popular on Twitter, although it’s not known who Robert Dieffenbach is or any other circumstances of the quotation. A similar quotation was posted on Google Groups on November 9, 1999:
 
“Million dollar ideas are a dime a dozen. The real rewards go to those who make things happen even when it turns out to be hard work and cost money.”
 
 
5 January 1965, The Evening Times (Trenton, NJ), “Atlantic City: Oceans of Ideas” by the Associated Press, pg. 13, col. 1:
Million dollar ideas for improving Atlantic City are a dime a dozen in this resort.
   
Google Groups: alt.inventors
Several inventions too involved to bring to fuition on my own
James White
11/9/99
Million dollar ideas are a dime a dozen. The real rewards go to those who make things happen even when it turns out to be hard work and cost money.
     
Google Books
Stand Alone, Inventor!:
And Make Money with Your New Product Ideas!
By Robert G. Merrick
Singapore: SNP Panpac
2004
Pg. 59:
Someone once said that “million-dollar ideas are a dime a dozen” — and it wasn’t Yogi Berra.
   
Bloomberg Businessweek
The Innovation Engine
Are You a Walt Disney or a Roy Disney?
By G. Michael Maddock and Raphael Louis Vitón April 14, 2009
(...)
At our firm, ideas come easy. In fact, we believe big, beautiful, million-dollar ideas are a dime a dozen.
 
Twitter
Motivational Quotes
‏@DavidRoads
Million dollar ideas are a dime a dozen. The determination to see the idea through is what’s priceless. -Robert Dieffenbach
1:22 PM - 13 Jun 10
 
philosiblog
Posted on 14 April 2011 by philosiblog
Million dollar ideas are a dime a dozen. The determination to see the idea through is what’s priceless. – Robert Dieffenbach
 
NedHardy.com
15 Inspiring And Motivational Quotes To Start Off The Week
August 15, 2011
(...)
Million dollar ideas are a dime a dozen. The determination to see the idea through is what’s priceless.