I majored in English in college and that was my major in graduate school before switching to creative writing. I read a… — Stephen Dobyns Copy Share Image
I've taken Saturdays to be the day I pull back completely. I do things that are more creative, and I've actually found… — Padmasree Warrior Copy Share Image
Creativity is the foundation of wealth. All progress comes from the creative minority. Under capitalism, wealth is less a stock of goods… — George Gilder Copy Share Image
Our Holy Father... is very clear that, of course, the teachings of the Church must be preserved and passed on. However, we… — Joseph Edward Kurtz Copy Share Image
I’ve had unsatisfying experiences, but mostly it’s about communication, which is why I make an effort to talk to the director beforehand… — Martin Starr Copy Share Image
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I would love to write more children's books. There is such a high standard out there for children's books; there are really… — Jewel Copy Share Image
I think math is a hugely creative field, because there are some very well-defined operations that you have to work within. You… — Brian Greene Copy Share Image
This is the eternal origin of art that a human being confronts a form that wants to become a work through him.… — Martin Buber Copy Share Image
I've always thought photography was an art form, but it had very low appreciation in the beginning, except for some Europeans, and… — Ansel Adams Copy Share Image
I honestly never intended food to occupy so much of my creative work. Food-writing often seems about to plummet straight into sentimentality.… — Diana Abu-Jaber Copy Share Image
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There is an arc of spontaneous revolts, beautiful in their creative beginnings, which traverses boundaries and borders and creates new solidarities and… — Nigel Gibson Copy Share Image
There are different types of talents and intelligences, and traditional schools sometimes ignore the creative ones. It is important for us to… — Caity Lotz Copy Share Image
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I feel like I have everything else as far as being creative and athletic. But it's the little things that's going to… — Derrick Rose Copy Share Image
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I sometimes think love is God's way of hoodwinking people into having kids. You fall in love, and all that passion goes… — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
If I have not the power to put myself in the place of other people, but must be continually burrowing inward, I… — Sylvia Plath Copy Share Image
America's creative approach to solving the problems the country is faced with, its openness and open-mindedness which make it possible to unleash… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Everywhere I go, I always look for creative entrepreneurs, whether it's artisans and craftsmen, small farmers and gardeners, or restaurateurs who use… — Martha Stewart Copy Share Image
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There is a basic law that like attracts like. Negative thinking definitely attracts negative results. Conversely, if a person habitually thinks optimistically… — Norman Vincent Peale Copy Share Image
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Only the rare expands our minds, only as we shudder in the face of a new force do our feelings increase. Therefore… — Stefan Zweig Copy Share Image
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![“I majored in English in college and that was my major in graduate school before switching to creative writing. I read a lot of [Charles] Dickens and [Anthony ] Trollope, but there was lots of stuff I hadn't read like Thackeray's "Vanity Fair," which is so well written and funny.” quote by Stephen Dobyns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/693/stephen-dobyns-13599_college_i-majored-in-english-in-college-and-that_1010174.jpg)
![“I’ve had unsatisfying experiences, but mostly it’s about communication, which is why I make an effort to talk to the director beforehand to make sure we see eye-to-eye as creative individuals. If [good] communication isn’t present, you can lose something and end up very unhappy.” quote by Martin Starr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/536/martin-starr-33483_cinema_i-ve-had-unsatisfying-experiences-but-mo_2308868.jpg)
![“[At Boston College] I started working on the kinds of skills that you need for comedy. It's about being creative and learning to use your gift for being able to let loose and be very unself-conscious. It took me time though before I was really able to get comfortable doing that.” quote by Amy Poehler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5d5/amy-poehler-1084_able_at-boston-college-i-started-working-on-t_2516217.jpg)
