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title: "11 Stretch Imagination Quotes by 11 authors"
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> [I don't want to become a laid-back artist by any stretch of the imagination.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-barnes/i-don-t-want-to-become-a-laid-back-artist-by-any-stretch-of-the/)

[Jimmy Barnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-barnes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51b/jimmy-barnes-6327_any_i-don-t-want-to-become-a-laid-back-artis_1108263.jpg)

> [I'm not a passive person by any stretch of the imagination.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/courteney-cox/i-m-not-a-passive-person-by-any-stretch-of-the-imagination/)

[Courteney Cox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/courteney-cox/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/deb/courteney-cox-4841_any_i-m-not-a-passive-person-by-any-stretch_2823765.jpg)

> [If you stretch your imagination, I'll tell you all a tale, about a time when everything wasn't up for sale.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-petty/if-you-stretch-your-imagination-i-ll-tell-you-all-a-tale-about-a-time/)

[Tom Petty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-petty/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e76/tom-petty-2030_games_if-you-stretch-your-imagination-i-ll-tel_195169.png)

> [Since it doesn't cost a dime to dream, you'll never shortchange yourself when you stretch your imagination.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-h-schuller/since-it-doesn-t-cost-a-dime-to-dream-you-ll-never-shortchange/)

[Robert H. Schuller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-h-schuller/)

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> [“Stretch your imagination to a new dimension with hope and flexibility—opening your world to new possibilities.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-c-young/stretch-your-imagination-to-a-new-dimension-with-hope-and-flexibility/)

[Susan C. Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-c-young/)

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> [Courses in the humanities, in particular, often seem impractical, but they are vital, because they stretch your imagination and challenge your mind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-nussbaum/courses-in-the-humanities-in-particular-often-seem-impractical-but/)

[Martha Nussbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-nussbaum/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e1/martha-nussbaum-4759_humanities_courses-in-the-humanities-in-particular_1318898.jpg)

> [I like to build a character, trying to stretch my imagination as far to the walls of my brain as I can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/uzo-aduba/i-like-to-build-a-character-trying-to-stretch-my-imagination-as-far/)

[Uzo Aduba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/uzo-aduba/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7b/uzo-aduba-13698_brain_i-like-to-build-a-character-trying-to-st_675861.jpg)

> [Books have a vital place in our culture. They are the source of ideas, of stories that engage and stretch the imagination…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-sheridan/books-have-a-vital-place-in-our-culture-they-are-the-source-of-ideas/)

[Sara Sheridan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-sheridan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c4/sara-sheridan-1032_book_books-have-a-vital-place-in-our-culture_2481657.png)

> [Most scripts you need to stretch your imagination just to see what it would look like on screen; 'Neverwhere' was not like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paterson-joseph/most-scripts-you-need-to-stretch-your-imagination-just-to-see-what-it/)

[Paterson Joseph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paterson-joseph/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81e/paterson-joseph-6527_imagination_most-scripts-you-need-to-stretch-your-im_1284639.jpg)

> [“you must stretch your own imagination, rouse yourself from mental lethargy, and be bold enough to discard old dogmatic comfort blankets.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-roberts/you-must-stretch-your-own-imagination-rouse-yourself-from-mental/)

[Jane Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-roberts/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/699/jane-roberts-7766_stretch-imagination_you-must-stretch-your-own-imagination-ro_264476.jpg)

> [I write about, more or less, everything I can think of, that is I stretch my imagination as far as it'll go.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-updike/i-write-about-more-or-less-everything-i-can-think-of-that-is-i/)

[John Updike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-updike/)

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