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Creativity Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- A painter told me that nobody could draw a tree without in some sort becoming a tree; or draw a child by studying the outlines…
- The two terrors that discourage creativity and creative living are fear of public opinion and undue reverence for one's own consistency.
- He who would be a man must therefore be a non-conformist.
- Prosperity is something the businessmen created for politicians to take credit for
- Every really able man, in whatever direction he works - a man of large affairs, an inventor, a statesman, an orator, a poet, a painter…
- That which builds is better than that which is built.
- In our fine arts, not imitation, but creation is the aim... The details, the prose of nature, he should omit, and give us only the…
- The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.
- There is creative reading as well as creative writing.
- There is then creative reading as well as creative writing
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