Creativity Quotes

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The artist is the most interesting of all phenomena, for he represents creativity, the definition of man. — Allan Bloom
Culture as art is the peak expression of man's creativity, his capacity to break out of nature's narrow bounds, and hence out of the degrading… — Allan Bloom
Some collaboration has to take place in the mind between the woman and the man before the art of creation can be accomplished. Some marriage… — Virginia Woolf
A person either creates or destroys. There is no neutrality. — Saul Bellow
The prophet who fails to present a bearable alternative and yet preaches doom is part of the trap that he postulates. Not only does he… — Margaret Mead
Well, I think, you know, the arts are really what - one of the things that make this country strong. We always think it's our… — Caroline Kennedy
I'm encouraging other people, whether they're professionals or not, to use their creativity to express themselves, to get a conversation going, to get the party… — Madonna Ciccone
Somebody informed me recently that the key to every art, from writing to gardening to sculpture, is creativity. I beg to differ. — Roy Blount, Jr.
Creativity is a by-product of hard work. If I never have another really new idea, it won't matter. — Andy Rooney
When we are self-conscious, we cannot be wholly aware; we must throw ourselves out first. This throwing ourselves away is the act of creativity. — Madeleine L'Engle
Ideally a painter (and, generally, an artist) should not become conscious of his insights: without taking the detour through his reflective processes, and incomprehensibly to… — Rainer Maria Rilke
Artists die twice. First creatively. Then physically. The second one is the easiest. — Sylvester Stallone
If one finds the strength to deal with small things, one finds it to deal with the large ones as well. — Etty Hillesum
Man is about to be an automaton; he is identifiable only in the computer. As a person of worth and creativity, as a being with… — William O. Douglas
The saving grace of all really great gifts is that the persons who bear their burden remain superior to what they have done, at least… — Hannah Arendt
Each time we try to express ourselves we have to break with ourselves. — Octavio Paz
One often makes music to supplement one's world. — Brian Eno
There is always a state of anxiety, of searching and delving for style. — Tawfiq al-Hakim
Creativity is not a trait that we inherit in our genes or a blessing bestowed by the angels. It's a skill. — Jonah Lehrer
Creativity is a spark. It can be excruciating when we're rubbing two rocks together and getting nothing. And it can be intensely satisfying when the… — Jonah Lehrer

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