Creativity Quotes · Page 147

“The roar of adrenaline drowned out the self-critical voices that tend to make creative play such work for adults.”

— Chris Baty

Animals feed themselves; men eat; but only wise men know the art of eating

— Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

Nothing prompts creativity like poverty, a feeling of hopelessness, and a bit of panic.

— Catherine Tate

In my teaching, I enjoyed creating models to clearly communicate my thoughts.

— Erno Rubik

I have always loved fashion and feel it's another way to express my creativity. It's art and beauty combined.

— Jessie James Decker

“Digital is the age of innovation because creativity is about connecting the dots in the wider scope.”

— Pearl Zhu

“Reading, I had learned, was as creative a process as writing, sometimes more so.”

— Anonymous

“Being creative is a beautiful thing. Being creative for other people is work. No one wants to work at being creative.”

— A. Dalcourt

There are two things that have to happen before an idea catches on. One is that the idea should be good. The…

— Jawaharlal Nehru

“Creativity is a fragile, delicate flower, which must be cautiously cared for and protected, from the harsh elements of "human weather.”

— ELLE NICOLAI

In this world, one thing you should definitely strive for is originality. Just be who you are, and be your own person.…

— Nolan Gould

Don't stop at the first no. You have to be a risk taker. If there weren't room for creativity, the patent office…

— Debbi Fields

A great idea should always be left to steep like loose tea leaves in a teapot for a while to make sure…

— Phoebe Stone

Thinking of Poe, thinking of Mark Twain and Vachel Lindsay, thinking of Jack London and Tom Wolfe, one begins to feel there…

— Nelson Algren

“When you're writing, you're creating something out of nothing ... A successful piece of writing is like doing a successful piece of…

— Susanna Clarke

I'm interested in doing everything and anything that I can to squeeze that creativity out of my brain. I guess I'm sort…

— Dane Cook

I am sure that there is no place in the world where your message would not be enhanced by your making the…

— Edith Schaeffer

“The writer must have a good imagination to begin with, but the imagination has to be muscular, which means it must be…

— Stephen King

Commitment is the ultimate assertion of human freedom. It releases all the energy you possess and enables you to take quantum leaps…

— Deepak Chopra

When we read of human beings behaving in certain ways, with the approval of the author, who gives his benediction to this…

— Anonymous

Modern capitalism seeks to assure us that it operates according to the principles of free creativity, endless development and diversity. It glosses…

— Nadezhda Tolokonnikova

“Great art comes from passion, from a need to expose human spirit in the face of mortality, the small cruelties and heroisms…

— Deb Margolis

Humankind is able to create new conditions, a new reality. We are not fated to swim forever among the realities that are…

— Pramoedya Ananta Toer

“A creative writing teacher at San Jose State used to say about clichés: 'Avoid them like the plague.' Then he'd laugh at…

— Khaled Hosseini

About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment.

— Josh Billings

Always have a vivid imagination, for you never know when you might need it.

— Anonymous

Make an empty space in any corner of your mind, and creativity will instantly fill it.

— Dee Hock

We have to find ways to create content that folks want to see.

— Bozoma Saint John

I love creating new things. It's kind of my job, it's what I do, and I really have fun with it.

— David Copperfield

You don't need to be a scientist to know how powerful your imagination is.

— Chris Prentiss

Uncertainty is the fertile ground of pure creativity and freedom.

— Deepak Chopra

“You can’t let fear and indecision sink your creativity— they do not easily release their hold.”

— Richie Norton

To study music, we must learn the rules. To create music, we must break them.

— Nadia Boulanger

I get bursts of creativity with bursts of physical activity.

— Payal Kadakia

Creative thinking will improve as we relate the new fact to the old and all facts to each other.

— John Dewey

People who create art would be fools to assume they know exactly what people are going to think of it.

— Victoria Legrand

You can do a good ad without good typography, but you can't do a great ad without good typography.

— Herb Lubalin

It is in playing, and perhaps only in playing, that the child is free to be creative.

— Donald Woods Winnicott

“Don't try to get ideas; create the situation for them instead.”

— Haresh Sippy

Originality is what distinguishes art from craft. It is the yardstick of artistic greatness.

— H. W. Janson