Imagination Quotes

4096 Imagination quotes by 2387 unique authors

An art aims, above all, at producing something beautiful which affects not our feelings but the organ of pure contemplation, our imagination. — Eduard Hanslick
Some years ago I wrote a book called The House on Eccles Street. To write this book I had to think my way into the… — J M Coetzee
You expect far too much of a first sentence. Think of it as analagous to a good country breakfast: what we want is something simple,… — Larry McMurtry
This fact was something I also learned from this first novel that I needed personal experience to invent, to fantasize, to create fiction, but at… — Mario Vargas Llosa
Both desire and imagination are stored in the mind of the individual and when stretched, both have the potential to position a person for greatness. — Eric Thomas
In imagination, there's no limitation. — Mark Victor Hansen
And all this madness, all this rage, all this flaming death of our civilization and our hopes, has been brought about because a set of… — Bertrand Russell
Men are rapists, batterers, plunderers, killers; these same men are religious prophets, poets, heroes, figures of romance, adventure, accomplishment, figures ennobled by tragedy and defeat.… — Andrea Dworkin
Before tomorrow, make a list of your traits. Make YOUR list - who you are and why. Then ask yourself this question: where did it… — Corey Taylor
Emo is pathetic. It's a tired attempt at making bad music cool, all while rocking dumb haircuts and unisexual belts. Furthermore, adding the suffix '-core'… — Corey Taylor
Japan is a wonderful country, a strange mixture of ancient mystique and cyberpunk saturation. It's a monolith of society's achievements, yet maintains a foothold in… — Corey Taylor
The child awakens to a universe. The mind of the child to a world of meaning. Imagination to a world of beauty. Emotions to a… — Thomas Berry
Democracy is the most demanding of all forms of government in terms of the energy, imagination, and public spirit required of the individual. — George C. Marshall
Use your imagination. Trust me, your lives are not interesting. Don't write them down. — W. P. Kinsella
If you do not have an alert and curious interest in character and dramatic situation, if you have no visual imagination and are unable to… — Unknown Author
Writing fiction is an inherently political activity because people-even imaginary ones-do not live in vacuums... From Twilight to Romeo and Juliet to The Little Mermaid,… — John Green
Words in prose ought to express the intended meaning; if they attract attention to themselves, it is a fault; in the very best styles you… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
I like density, not volume. I like to leave something to the imagination. The reader must fit the pieces together, with the author's discreet help. — Maureen Howard
Writing, in any sense that matters, cannot be taught. It can only be learned by each separate one of us in his own way, by… — Katherine Anne Porter
Art is the manipulation of someone else's imagination. — Sol Saks
Fear is not real. The only place that fear can exist is in our thoughts of the future. It is a product of our imagination,… — Will Smith
I visualize things in my mind before I have to do them. It's like having a mental workshop. — Jack Youngblood
Even though fixed in time, a photograph evokes as much feeling as that which comes from music or dance. Whatever the mode - from the… — Ralph Gibson
Chess can never reach its height by following in the path of science ... Let us, therefore, make a new effort and with the help… — Jose Raul Capablanca
Capablanca did not apply himself to opening theory (in which he never therefore achieved much), but delved deeply into the study of end-games and other… — Max Euwe

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