Creativity Quotes

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Kind words are a creative force, a power that concurs in the building up of all that is good, and energy that showers blessings upon… — Lawrence G. Lovasik
Creativity is what helps me escape a lot of my inner demons. — Demi Lovato
Creativity is not the finding of a thing, but the making something out of it after it is found. — James Russell Lowell
In creating, the only hard thing is to begin: a grass blade's no easier to make than an oak. — James Russell Lowell
I mean, '8 ½' to me is such a great dissertation on the whole, you know, act of filmmaking and creativity. — Baz Luhrmann
A lot of artists think they want anger. But a real, strong, bitter anger occupies the mind, leaving no room for creativity. — David Lynch
Negativity is the enemy of creativity. — David Lynch
Transcendental meditation is an ancient mental technique that allows any human being to dive within, transcend and experience the source of everything. It's such a… — David Lynch
I thought when I started meditation that I was going to get real calm and peaceful and it's going to be over. It's not that… — David Lynch
Intuition is the key to everything, in painting, filmmaking, business - everything. I think you could have an intellectual ability, but if you can sharpen… — David Lynch
Passion is one great force that unleashes creativity, because if you're passionate about something, then you're more willing to take risks. — Yo-Yo Ma
Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young. — W. Somerset Maugham
None but ourselves can free our minds. — Bob Marley
I believe entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art you're an idiot. — Steve Martin
If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail. — Abraham Maslow
A first-rate soup is more creative than a second-rate painting. — Abraham Maslow
Creativity takes courage. — Henri Matisse
There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose, because before he can do so he has first to… — Henri Matisse
It seems that the creative faculty and the critical faculty cannot exist together in their highest perfection. — W. Somerset Maugham
Creativity is not merely the innocent spontaneity of our youth and childhood; it must also be married to the passion of the adult human being,… — Rollo May

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