“Undine was fiercely independent and yet passionately imitative. She wanted to surprise every one by her dash and originality, but she could… — Edith Wharton Copy Share Image
“The standards for horror fiction should be no less than those for 'serious literary' fiction in which originality of concept, depth of… — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
The creative process for a musician is very different than for a filmmaker. I have an idea, and I can pretty much… — Mike Patton Copy Share Image
When you are in a creative or appreciative zone, you literally have no access to your inner lizard, to that fear-based, non… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
“(The subjects of What Should I Do With The Rest Of My Life) "have convinced me that past failing can as easily… — Bruce Frankel Copy Share Image
Creativity does not depend on inherited talent or on environment or upbringing; it is the function of the ego of every human… — Silvano Arieti Copy Share Image
Such manifestations I account as representing the creative leadership of the new forces of thought and appreciation which attend changes in technological… — John Grierson Copy Share Image
Creativity is especially expressed in the ability to make connections, to make associations, to turn things around and express them in a… — Tim Hansen Copy Share Image
An idea is like a spark to creativity, which turns to a wild conflagration of thoughts, burning every ignorance. When the fire… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“A writer reports on the universe. When he presents his credentials, the gates of heaven and hell are equally opened to him.… — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
If you're going to create a character, the tools you use to make that character 'real' are the lives you see around… — Chris Claremont Copy Share Image
“Why can’t a musician try to make a cinematic “state of the nation” poem told through dream imagery and pop music? They… — Dan Fox Copy Share Image
As an artist - I'm sure like most creative people - you have a kind of board of directors that you make… — Robert Longo Copy Share Image
“The train will not find you. You must find the train, its pulse, its way of being beyond obvious rock and sway.… — Cathleen Margaret Copy Share Image
Civilization has evolved toward more acceptance, understanding and tolerance of global thinking. If we accept differences, our creativity booms. It makes life… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
As I see it, creative achievement is the very heart of the human enterprise... The destiny of man, of all men and… — Paul Kurtz Copy Share Image
There are an infinite number of rewards you could bestow on yourself for working at your creative projects, and you deserve every… — Eric Maisel Copy Share Image
What renders man an imaginative and moral being is that in society he gives new aims to his life which could not… — George Santayana Copy Share Image
“On a shrunken planet where nearly every mountain bears bootprints and every mile of river has been run, being 'first' tends to… — Jo Deurbrouck Copy Share Image
Speed is absolutely key to creativity. The more time it takes to create something, the less likely you are to create something. — Patrick Stump Copy Share Image
“I have long considered the creative impulse to be a visit-a thing of grace, perhaps. Not commanded, owned, so much as awaited,… — Loreena McKennitt Copy Share Image
You can create something strong in art with a few notes. It is like how Aboriginal drawings have a simplicity that is… — Ludovico Einaudi Copy Share Image
Creativity means learning where the rules exist, and then breaking them! Saying, "It's better this way." But you have to know the… — Alan Arkin Copy Share Image
“One contradiction of the human heart is this: God refuses to see any one person as unique in his or her relationship… — Douglas Coupland Copy Share Image
I figured out in my thirties it was about 'what can I contribute'? And what I figured out about that is creating… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
Most "original" ideas aren't completely original, but instead are the result of two basic methods for generating ideas: problems in search of… — Barry Nalebuff Copy Share Image
There are two ways of being creative. One can sing and dance. Or one can create an environment in which singers and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Richard Hugo taught me that anyone with a desire to write, an ear for language and a bit of imagination could become… — James Welch Copy Share Image
I create music for myself first of all because if I'm not happy with the music I create, I can't make anybody… — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
Creating content has always been a form of self-expression that has made me feel seen, that made me feel I am worthy… — Alex Cooper Copy Share Image
Creating things. I love the idea of creation and creativity. Whether it's a character, a short film, a piece of music, a… — Eric Lange Copy Share Image
All you can do is learn the skills of movies. Neither colleges nor anyone else can teach you creativity. They can teach… — Frank Capra Copy Share Image
When you aren't artificially and externally stimulated you are forced to draw on your internal resources - your brain, imagination, creativity. — Ulrika Jonsson Copy Share Image
I've gone places where they've told me what I need to do, what I need to say, who I need to be,… — Tessa Blanchard Copy Share Image
For me, couture is the kingdom of imagination, creativity and experimentation, and this is how I approach it. I do, however, remain… — Giorgio Armani Copy Share Image
The desire for transcendence is intimately connected with the desire for creativity. It is just as essential to who and what we… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
The sooner you learn to finish things, and as a matter of course finish your creative endeavors, the better. It took me… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
I'm definitely interested by a lot of things outside of music - technology, film, quantum physics - and I'm realizing that I… — Frank Dukes Copy Share Image
The creative process of making a movie really turned me on. I'd started getting behind the scenes with a camcorder and VHS… — Ice Cube Copy Share Image
Creative semantics is the key to contemporary government; it consists of talking in strange tongues lest the public learn the inevitable inconveniently… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
