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title: "4 Essence Creativity Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [“Because the essence of creativity is fucking around; art is that which is done for the hell of it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-kreider/because-the-essence-of-creativity-is-fucking-around-art-is-that-which/)

[Tim Kreider](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-kreider/)

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> [The essence of creativity is to look beyond where you can actually see. I don't want to dwell in same place too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/the-essence-of-creativity-is-to-look-beyond-where-you-can-actually/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

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> [The essence of creativity is figuring out how to use what you already know in order to go beyond what you already…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerome-bruner/the-essence-of-creativity-is-figuring-out-how-to-use-what-you-already/)

[Jerome Bruner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerome-bruner/)

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> [“If the essence of creativity is linking disparate facts and ideas, then the more facility you have making associations, and the more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-foer/if-the-essence-of-creativity-is-linking-disparate-facts-and-ideas/)

[Joshua Foer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-foer/)

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