Creative Quotes

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I am very much aware of my own double self... The well-known one is very under control; everything is planned and very secure. The unknown… — Ingmar Bergman
The creation lives as genesis beneath the visible surface of the work. All intelligent people see this after the fact, but only the creative see… — Paul Klee
It's easier to be creative if you've got other people to play with. — John Cleese
The most creative people have learned to tolerate the slight discomfort of indecision for much longer and so, just because they put in more pondering… — John Cleese
While you're being creative, nothing is wrong. There's no such thing as a mistake, and any drivel may lead to the breakthrough. — John Cleese
If you are leaping a ravine, the moment of takeoff is a bad time for considering alternative strategies... Do it in the 'closed' mode. But… — John Cleese
Creative people... are distinguished by the fact that they can live with anxiety, even though a high price may be paid in terms of insecurity,… — Rollo May
Let us guide our students over the road of discipline from materials, through function, to creative work. — Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
You need to create pathways in your consciousness through which the creative forces operate. — Julia Cameron
We undertake certain spiritual exercises to achieve alignment with the creative energy of the universe. — Julia Cameron
The artist does not exist except as a personification, a figure of speech that represents the sum total of art itself. It is painting that… — Harold Rosenberg
If form is mechanically applied, it may indeed result in work that is conventional, if not pedantic or stupid. But form used well can become… — Stephen Nachmanovitch
The professionalism of technique and flash of dexterity are more comfortable to be around than raw creative power, hence our society generally rewards virtuoso performers… — Stephen Nachmanovitch
With the practice of deep meditation the mind contacts the Bliss Consciousness of the Spirit and becomes more peaceful, happy, creative and powerful. This state… — Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Hard labour to succeed in the world? Hard labour no, no, human constitution, human physiology, human intelligence is made of infinite creative potential of Natural… — Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Home and journey together constitute the creative polarity of the heart, the two dimensions we must cultivate if we want to 'develop the heart. — David Steindl-Rast
Let's make Joe Lieberman accountable for his rhetoric. Not a penny more until he 'clarifies' his positions to the satisfaction of our creative freedom. — Joe Eszterhas
John Doyle just knows how to feed actors, and what comes out of us, good, bad, right, wrong, doesn't matter. There's no fear or censure.… — Patti LuPone
The ultimate freedom for creative groups is the freedom to experiment with new ideas. — Daniel H. Pink
Democracy cannot survive without the guidance of a creative minority. — Harlan F. Stone

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