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> [Having ideas is not the same thing as being creative. Creation is execution, not inspiration.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-ashton/having-ideas-is-not-the-same-thing-as-being-creative-creation-is/)

[Kevin Ashton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-ashton/)

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## More by Kevin Ashton

> [The math of time is simple: you have less than you think and need more than you know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-ashton/the-math-of-time-is-simple-you-have-less-than-you-think-and-need-more/)

[Kevin Ashton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-ashton/)

> [Saying no”, argues the author Kevin Ashton, “has more creative power than ideas, insights and talent combined. No guards time, the thread from which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-ashton/saying-no-argues-the-author-kevin-ashton-has-more-creative-power-than/)

[Kevin Ashton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-ashton/)

> [But “no” is the button that keeps us on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-ashton/but-no-is-the-button-that-keeps-us-on/)

[Kevin Ashton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-ashton/)

> [There are few overnight successes and many up-all-night successes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-ashton/there-are-few-overnight-successes-and-many-up-all-night-successes/)

[Kevin Ashton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-ashton/)

> [Saying “no” has more creative power than ideas, insights and talent combined...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-ashton/saying-no-has-more-creative-power-than-ideas-insights-and-talent/)

[Kevin Ashton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-ashton/)

> [Having ideas is not the same thing as being creative. Creation is execution, not inspiration.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-ashton/having-ideas-is-not-the-same-thing-as-being-creative-creation-is/)

[Kevin Ashton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-ashton/)

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