Creative Quotes

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Reaching a 'creative' state of mind thru positive action is considered preferable to waiting for 'inspiration'. — Minor White
The creative force in man recognizes and records these rhythms with the medium most suitable to him, the object, or the moment, feeling the cause,… — Edward Weston
Chess, like any creative activity, can exist only through the combined efforts of those who have creative talent, and those who have the ability to… — Mikhail Botvinnik
To be sure, it is not the fruits of scientific research that elevate a man and enrich his nature, but the urge to understand, the… — Albert Einstein
You can't help but be creative, we all are unique beings and have a unique story to tell from different walks of life. — Bebe
When not deeply engaged in creative activities, or numbed out by the TV, I felt empty. My heart hurt. I often felt hollow or as… — Judith Wright
I'm a great believer in the hereafter, in karma, in reincarnation. It does make sense. I believe that God is not just a law-giver, but… — Norman Mailer
The perennial gale of creative destruction — Joseph A. Schumpeter
Conformity can be costly in a world of uncertainty which requires innovative institutional creation because no one can know the right path to survival. Over… — Douglass North
When our days become dreary with low hovering clouds of despair, and when our nights become darker than a thousand midnights, let us remember that… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
On Positive Liberty: The business of the State is to use its organizing powers for the purpose of furnishing the necessary conditions which allow this… — Adolf Hitler
One siupreme fact which I have discovered is that it is not willpower, but fantasy and imagination that ceates. Imagination is the creative force. Imagination… — Richard Wagner
When you see a thing clearly in your mind, your creative "success mechanism" within you takes over and does the job much better than you… — Maxwell Maltz
Since the time of the ancient Greeks a democracy has depended on its philosophers and creative artists. It can only flourish by continuous probing, prodding,… — Uta Hagen
The creative mind doesn't have to have the whole pattern-it can have just a little piece and be able to envision the whole picture in… — Arthur Fry
All beneficent and creative power gathers itself together in silence, ere it issues out in might. — James Martineau
We are enjoying in Africa what I call the democracy dividend. The progress we are seeing, economic development are all part of the dividend of… — John Dramani Mahama
The privilege of creating and issuing money is not only the supreme prerogative of government, but it is the government's greatest creative opportunity. — Abraham Lincoln
The right to agree with others is not a problem in any society; it is the right to disagree that is crucial. It is the… — Ayn Rand
The routine is as much a part of the creative process as the lightening bold of inspiration, maybe more. And this routine is available to… — Twyla Tharp

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