Creative Quotes

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There is a lot of interest in the arts, music, theatre, filmmaking, engineering, architecture and software design. I think we have now transitioned the modern-day… — John Baldacci
No one suggests that writing about science will turn the entire world into a model of judgment and creative thought. It will be enough if… — Isaac Asimov
Style has always been in my mind the author's Self, the creative expression of that Self. — Whit Burnett
If you go too far in fantasy and break the string of logic, and become nonsensical, someone will surely remind you of your dereliction....Pound for… — Richard Matheson
If creative work protects a man against mental illness, it is small wonder that he pursues it with avidity; and even if the state of… — Anthony Storr
Creativity is a habit, and the best creativity is a result of good work habits. That's it in a nutshell ... In order to be… — Twyla Tharp
While there is no quick fix for instant, pain-free creativity, creative recovery (or discovery) is a teachable, trackable spiritual process. Each of us is complex… — Julia Cameron
Beware of self-indulgence. The romance surrounding the writing profession carries several myths: that one must suffer in order to be creative; that one must be… — David Brin
To be creative, you have to be wrong most of the time. — Joe Craig
Never hesitate to imitate another writer. Imitation is part of the creative process for anyone learning an art or a craft. Bach and Picasso didn't… — William Zinsser
There is a distinction between what may be called a problem and what may be considered an exercise. The latter serves to drill a student… — Howard Whitley Eves
Besides language and music, it [mathematics] is one of the primary manifestations of the free creative power of the human mind, and it is the… — Hermann Weyl
There is an electricity about a friendship relationship. We are both more relaxed and more sensitive, more creative and more reflective, more energetic and more… — Andrew Greeley
At 42, I decided to become a photographer because it offered a means of creative thought and action. I didn't rationalize this, I just felt… — Wynn Bullock
There is a creative fraction of a second when you are taking a picture. Your eye must see a composition or an expression that life… — Henri Cartier-Bresson
I hope that my work will encourage self expression in others and stimulate the search for beauty and creative excitement in the great world around… — Ansel Adams
A good print is really essential. I want to take strong documentary photographs that are as good technically as any of the best technical photographs,… — Mary Ellen Mark
I have often thought that if photography were difficult in the true sense of the term-meaning that the creation of a simple photograph would entail… — Ansel Adams
I hate good taste. It's the worst thing that can happen to a creative person. — Helmut Newton
My creative process begins when I get out with the camera and interact with the world. A camera is truly a license to explore. There… — Jerry Uelsmann

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