Creativity Quotes

2585 quotes by 1554 authors

Creativity is the ability to introduce order into the randomness of nature. — Eric Hoffer
What is originality? Undetected plagiarism. — William Ralph Inge
The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude. — Aldous Huxley
Sit down before fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every conceived notion, follow humbly wherever and whatever abysses nature leads, or… — Thomas Huxley
You must not for one instant give up the effort to build new lives for yourselves. Creativity means to push open the heavy, groaning doorway… — Daisaku Ikeda
Nobody is bored when he is trying to make something that is beautiful or to discover something that is true. — William Ralph Inge
The nature of having ideas and creativity is incredibly inspiring. — Jonathan Ive
I was listening to Jimi Hendrix; I just admire his artistry and creativity as an artist. — LL Cool J
I don't really count myself as a very sophisticated businessperson. I'm a creative artist. All I know from business I've picked up along the way. — Mick Jagger
Creativity has more to do with the elimination of the inessential than with inventing something new. — Helmut Jahn
Whether it's an $11 flip-flop or a $2 key ring or a $2,000 dress, they're all done with integrity. They're all done with a design… — Marc Jacobs
Humans have always used our intelligence and creativity to improve our existence. After all, we invented the wheel, discovered how to make fire, invented the… — Naveen Jain
Genius... means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way. — William James
Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you. — Thomas Jefferson
The highest ideals are human intelligence, creativity and love. Respect these above all. — Penn Jillette
Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of… — Steve Jobs
Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower. — Steve Jobs
Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn't really do it,… — Steve Jobs
Design is a funny word. Some people think design means how it looks. But of course, if you dig deeper, it's really how it works. — Steve Jobs
I didn't see it then, but it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me.… — Steve Jobs

Who Wrote These Creativity Quotes

1,554 authors contributed a total of 2,585 Creativity Quotes, led by these top contributors: