Creativity Quotes · Page 180

“To achieve creativity in an existing domain, there must be surplus attention available.”

— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

The mind, once expanded to the dimensions of larger ideas, never returns to its original size.

— Oliver Wendell Holmes

I guess I'm a very keen observer, and I'd like to think I have a good imagination.

— Eric Bana

“People have to create some kind of art so they have something to think about other than their shitty lives.”

— Leila Sales

Our task, regarding creativity, is to help children climb their own mountains, as high as possible. No one can do more.

— Loris Malaguzzi

“I have never met another like you. You are an original masterpiece.”

— Jenna Roads

“Creativity isn't learning the right answers but asking the strongest questions.”

— Robert McKee

I work in a creative industry. My work isn't terribly hard, it's artistically explorative, so I have no complaints.

— Kristen Bell

Now in creative thought common sense is a bad master. Its sole criterion for judgement is that the new ideas shall look…

— Alfred North Whitehead

I try to do the fancy things out there by going with both hands, making crossover moves, and having a certain creativity…

— Stephen Curry

I'm born into the cycle of giving that we're all born into, and I recognize it. So just because something is a…

— Russell Simmons

To be given the reins of creativity is a beautiful thing when you're used to just showing up to a casting and…

— Erin Wasson

My whole life, I've always had to be surrounded by creative things. I find it relaxing to be in touch with creations…

— Raf Simons

When I'm creating art or music, when something is resonating or a scene is going well, that almost feels religious to me...…

— Sophie Thatcher

Creativity: Take the obvious, add a cupful of brains, a generous pinch of imagination, a bucketful of courage and daring, stir well…

— Bernard Baruch

It seems to me that the whole purpose of the workshops is really twofold. One - to help people make better pictures,…

— Freeman Patterson

Meditation has been a big change for me in a super-positive way. I see the result and strength and clarity - even…

— Alicia Keys

“What drove me? I think most creative people want to express appreciation for being able to take advantage of the work that's…

— Walter Isaacson

“Why do I write? Because, I am able to create wonders with a click of my keyboard. I turn my computer on,…

— Barbara Brooke

For some reason there's this myth that creativity - [especially] in terms of creative writing - is a gift you either have,…

— Sarah Kay

Know this, you are the alchemist. You have the capacity to turn any situation into your personal victory, into gold, if you…

— Nicole Bonomi

What you hope, you will eventually believe. What you believe you will eventually know. What you know, you will eventually create. What…

— Neale Donald Walsch

“It is in this gesture of "going beyond," to be something in oneself rather than the pawn of a consensus, the refusal…

— Alexander Grothendieck

It is unwise to equate scientific activity with what we call reason, poetic activity with what we call imagination. Without the imaginative…

— Cecil Day-Lewis

Creative success means balancing your love of starting things with a habit of finishing them.

— Marie Forleo

You need messiness and magic, serendipity and insanity. Creativity comes from time off, and time out.

— Timothy Egan

Our interests are pretty boundless, as is our appetite for new creative experiences.

— Jennifer Konner

“You need something to create anything ; you need someone to get somewhere .”

— Osunsakin Adewale

“When we simplify, we are attending to our minds. Clear minds lead to creativity, vision, health, and productivity.”

— Angela Lynne Craig

By being natural and sincere, one often can create revolutions without having sought them.

— Christian Dior

“Always staying low key, you'll see me when you see me, but when you see me you'll know it's me”

— Erick "The Black Sheep" G

On the human imagination events produce the effects of time.

— James F. Cooper

I still believe that education is about provoking some kind of original, creative thought.

— Louise Wilson

Anyone who attempts anything original in the world must expect a bit of ridicule.

— Alberto Juantorena

Create what you remember. Create what you repress. Create what you've never known & what you can't forget.

— Melody Minagar

“Work is meant to create a desired outcome. If your work is not creating the dream, what are you working on?”

— Richie Norton

I'm not an artist I'm a survivor, my artistry helps me breathe.

— Jeremy Limn

I lived in solitude in the country and noticed how the monotony of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.

— Albert Einstein

You become a leader when you decide to be an original and not a copy.

— Myles Munroe

As an artist you have to fight and survive the wilderness to keep your creative freedom. Creativity is very fragile.

— Karel Appel