Creativity Quotes

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Now in creative thought common sense is a bad master. Its sole criterion for judgement is that the new ideas shall look like the old… — Alfred North Whitehead
Arthur V. Berger commenting on the music of Aaron Copland: Here is at last an American that we may place unapologetically beside the great recognized… — Aaron Copland
The principle of Creative Limitations calls for freedom within a circle of obstacles and restricted boundaries. Talent is like a muscle: without something to push… — Robert McKee
You are a powerhouse of creativity; you were born magnificently expressive, available and aware. Before you had the words for it, you had an intrinsic… — Larry Silverberg
Creativity is the result of a struggle between vitality and form. As anyone who has tried to write a sonnet or scan poetry, is aware,… — Rollo May
Creativity is just learning to do something with a different perspective. — Benjamin Carson
Design isn't Art. It's not about creating beautiful or thought-provoking things for the sake of it. Design is a discipline creating communication with a purpose. — Ben Hunt
There is little in the architecture of a city that is more beautifully designed than a tree. — Jaime Lerner
Creativity starts when you cut a zero from your budget. — Jaime Lerner
The artistic desire reveals itself in dark form - in karaoke bars [or] trolling on the Internet. — Young-Ha Kim
We are all born artists. ... Almost everything kids do is art. — Young-Ha Kim
The magic question is, 'What for?' But art is not for anything. Art is the ultimate goal. — Young-Ha Kim
[We often] criticize the people on TV: 'He just can't act.' 'You call that singing?' ... We get jealous not because we're evil, but because… — Young-Ha Kim
When we play a game, we tackle tough challenges with more creativity, more determination, more optimism, and we're more likely to reach out to others… — Jane McGonigal
Education is great ... but it's really my creativity that's taught me that I can be much more than what my education told me I… — K.K. Raghava
I think more influential than Emily Dickinson or Coleridge or Wordsworth on my imagination were Warner Brothers, Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes cartoons. — Billy Collins
Bugs Bunny is my muse. — Billy Collins
I want to create endless possibilities with this cello. I become the medium through which the music is being channeled. — Maya Beiser
To be a good artist / letterer / designer / guitar player it takes practice. A lot of it. More than you can even fathom… — Jessica Hische
It's not just about creativity. It's about the person you're becoming while you're creating. — Charlie Peacock

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