Creativity Quotes

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There is an incessant influx of novelty into the world, and yet we tolerate incredible dullness. — Henry David Thoreau
A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder. — Elwyn Brooks White
Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground. — Rumi
Creativity is intelligence having fun. — Albert Einstein
Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work your judgment will be surer. Go some… — Leonardo da Vinci
I am convinced that creativity is a priori to the integrity of the universe and that life is regenerative and conformity meaningless. — R. Buckminster Fuller
Inside you thereâ€™s an artist you donâ€™t know aboutâ€¦ say yes quickly, if you know, if youâ€™ve known it from before the beginning of the… — Rumi
It's better to dance than to march through life. — Yoko Ono
The object isn't to make art, it's to be in that wonderful state which makes art inevitable. — Robert Henri
Art is what you can get away with. — Andy Warhol
The inner fire is the most important thing mankind possesses. — Edith SÃ¶dergran
The creative act is not performed by the artist alone; the spectator brings the work in contact with the external world by deciphering and interpreting… — Marcel Duchamp
Nothing exists until or unless it is observed. An artist is making something exist by observing it. And his hope for other people is that… — William S. Burroughs
You're mind is working at its best when you're being paranoid. You explore every avenue and possibility of your situation at high speed with total… — Banksy
The urge to destroy is also a creative urge. — Pablo Picasso
I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples. — Mother Teresa
The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only… — M. Scott Peck
It is precisely because we resist the darkness in ourselves that we miss the depths of the loveliness, beauty, brilliance, creativity, and joy that lie… — Thomas Moore
I do believe it is possible to create, even without ever writing a word or painting a picture, by simply molding oneâ€™s inner life. And… — Etty Hillesum

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