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Creativity Quotes by Oscar Wilde
- Yes, I am a thorough republican. No other form of government is so favorable to the growth of art. ...because of the importance it places…
- All art is quite useless.
- I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.
- An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.
- The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.
- The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.
- Experience is merely the name men gave to their mistakes.
- Words! Mere words! How terrible they were! How clear, and vivid, and cruel! One could not escape from them. And yet what a subtle magic…
- To define is to limit.
More Creativity Quotes
- The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. — Aristotle
- There is no great genius without a mixture of madness. — Aristotle
- Originality is the essence of true scholarship. Creativity is the soul of the true scholar. — Nnamdi Azikiwe
- The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...' — Isaac Asimov
- Imagination is the highest kite one can fly. — Lauren Bacall
- A prudent question is one-half of wisdom. — Francis Bacon
- You don't take a photograph, you make it. — Ansel Adams
- When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence. — Ansel Adams
- There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer. — Ansel Adams
- No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal… — Ansel Adams
- Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape destinies and societies; but the compelling force of all times… — Ansel Adams
- Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. — Scott Adams