Creativity Quotes

2585 quotes by 1481 authors

Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain… — Albert Einstein
The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
There is creative reading as well as creative writing. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
No great thing is created suddenly. — Epictetus
You see a child play, and it is so close to seeing an artist paint, for in play a child says things without uttering a… — Erik Erikson
What distinguishes a great mnemonist, I learned, is the ability to create lavish images on the fly, to paint in the mind a scene so… — Joshua Foer
Creative writers are always greater than the causes that they represent. — E. M. Forster
There is only you and your camera. The limitations in your photography are in yourself, for what we see is what we are. — Ernst Haas
A picture is the expression of an impression. If the beautiful were not in us, how would we ever recognize it? — Ernst Haas
I am not interested in shooting new things - I am interested to see things new. — Ernst Haas
Creativity and artistic endeavors have a mission that goes far beyond just making music for the sake of music. — Herbie Hancock
Creativity shouldn't be following radio; it should be the other way around. — Herbie Hancock
I don't rehearse on either of my shows, 'Family Feud' or my talk show. I never rehearse with the guests. I don't want to have… — Steve Harvey
I really do inhabit a system in which words are capable of shaking the entire structure of government, where words can prove mightier than ten… — Vaclav Havel
If we are to change our world view, images have to change. The artist now has a very important job to do. He's not a… — Vaclav Havel
If you see in any given situation only what everybody else can see, you can be said to be so much a representative of your… — S I Hayakawa
Oklahomans value our children and our seniors. Oklahomans value traditions of faith. Oklahomans value our heroes, our veterans. Oklahomans value innovation and the creative arts. — Brad Henry
I think the worst that can happen in filmmaking is if you're working with a storyboard. That kills all intuition, all fantasy, all creativity. — Werner Herzog
Solitude is independence. — Hermann Hesse
I firmly believe that all human beings have access to extraordinary energies and powers. Judging from accounts of mystical experience, heightened creativity, or exceptional performance… — Jean Houston

Who Wrote These Creativity Quotes

1,481 authors contributed a total of 2,585 Creativity Quotes, led by these top contributors: