Creativity Quote by Adam Grant Download Open image “When writing 'Give and Take' and 'Originals,' the predominant emotion for me was curiosity.” — Adam Grant ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.8 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Creativity Curiosity Give Give and take Writing
In the expression of the emotions, originality merits the first consideration... The words used, however, should be old ones. — Fujiwara no Teika Copy Share Image
For me, the real pleasure in writing is in having an excuse to pursue my curiosity about people who have meant something to me. — Robert Gottlieb Copy Share Image
“There are two kinds of taste in the appreciation of imaginative literature: the taste for emotions of surprise and the taste for emotions of… — Henry James Copy Share Image
The first and simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind, is curiosity. — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I came from a privileged background, which I am entirely grateful for, but it played a part in my feeling that I couldn't complain… — Adwoa Aboah Copy Share Image
That's my answer to the question what is your strongest emotion, if you ever want to ask me: Curiosity, old bean. Curiosity every time. — Elaine Dundy Copy Share Image
Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of. — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
Curiosity is my natural state and has led me headlong into every worthwhile experience (never mind the others) I have ever had. — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
Whether it's a poem I'm working on or a picture I've snapped, it all has to do with the curiosity I feel without thinking… — Gerard Malanga Copy Share Image
When young women get called bossy, it's often because they're trying to exercise power without status. It's not a problem that they're being dominant;… — Adam Grant Copy Share Image
If I had the day off and knew everyone else was voting, I wouldn't miss it. It would become a routine part of my… — Adam Grant Copy Share Image
No one wants to hear everything that's in your head. They just want you to live up to what comes out of your mouth. — Adam Grant Copy Share Image
Geniuses don't have better ideas than the rest of us. They just have more of them. — Adam Grant Copy Share Image
Meditation isn't snake oil. For some people, meditation might be the most efficient way to reduce stress and cultivate mindfulness. But it isn't a… — Adam Grant Copy Share Image
In college, my idea of a productive day was to start writing at 7 A.M. and not leave my chair until dinnertime. — Adam Grant Copy Share Image
I have lots of micro-goals of trying to get things done, whatever the amount of time available. — Adam Grant Copy Share Image
People often believe that character causes action, but when it comes to producing moral children, we need to remember that action also shapes character. — Adam Grant Copy Share Image
When a salesperson truly cares about you, trust forms, and you're more likely to buy, come back for repeat business, and refer new customers. — Adam Grant Copy Share Image
When you develop a reputation for being responsive and generous, an ever-expanding mountain of requests will come your way. — Adam Grant Copy Share Image
To get important work done, most leaders organize people into teams. They believe that when people collaborate toward a common goal, great things can… — Adam Grant Copy Share Image
The prophet who fails to present a bearable alternative and yet preaches doom is part of the trap that he postulates. Not only does… — Margaret Mead Copy Share Image
That's the great secret of creativity. You treat ideas like cats: you make them follow you. — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
“The Soviet “creative intelligentsia” - that is, people accustomed to thinking one thing, saying another and doing a third - is as a whole… — Andrei Amalrik Copy Share Image
It’s so important to create in your own voice, to hold onto what makes you unique, and have faith in your vision. — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral. — Antoine de Saint-Exupery Copy Share Image
By making conscious choices in our behavior and where we focus our attention, we can transform our experience of our body, decrease our biological… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
“You are the end of beauty and creativity one must have created so far.” — M.F. Moonzajer Copy Share Image
Jonah Lehrer is one of the most talented explainers of science that we’ve got. What a pleasure it is to follow his investigation of… — Joshua Foer Copy Share Image
If you've got creativity, imagination, and intelligence, and you want to be hypnotised, then there's no reason you shouldn't be able to. — Keith Barry Copy Share Image