Imagination Quotes

4096 Imagination quotes by 2387 unique authors

That neither our thoughts, nor passions, nor ideas formed by the imagination, exist without the mind, is what every body will allow. — George Berkeley
If for every error and every act of incompetence one can substitute an act of treason, many points of fascinating interpretation are open to the… — Richard Hofstadter
The delicate thing about the university is that it has a mixed character, that it is suspended between its position in the eternal world, with… — Richard Hofstadter
If there's one thing I feel very strongly about, it's that there shouldn't be a distinction between pianists who play Ligeti and those who play… — Jeremy Denk
The most striking about modern industry is that it requires so much and accomplishes so little. Modern industry seems to be inefficient to a degree… — E F Schumacher
The imagination is a species of knowledge, knowledge that can take the form of discovery. — Cynthia Ozick
To imagine the unimaginable is the highest use of the imagination — Cynthia Ozick
There is nothing in England that exercises a more delightful spell over my imagination than the lingerings of the holiday customs and rural games of… — Washington Irving
It doesn't take any imagination at all to feel awed — Peter Weir
What we experience in various and specific milieux, I have noted, is often caused by structural changes. Accordingly, to understand the changes of many personal… — C. Wright Mills
That which dominates our imagination and our thoughts will determine our life and character. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
While the world of reality has its limits, the world of your imagination is without boundaries — Wayne Dyer
... I don't like to go into the studio with all the songs worked out and planned before hand ... you've got to give the… — Keith Richards
Barney Kessel was 'Mr. Guitar,' the foremost jazz guitarist of his generation. He had an amazing imagination, his solos were incredible, he swung his tail… — Larry Coryell
Never be limited by other people's limited imaginations. — Mae Jemison
I like the idea of not being afraid of letting your imagination rule you, to feel the freedom of expression, to let creativity be your… — Florence Welch
Imagination grows by exercise. — W. Somerset Maugham
I don't necessarily start with the beginning of the book. I just start with the part of the story that's most vivid in my imagination… — Beverly Cleary
The close observer soon discovers that the teacher's task is not to implant facts but to place the subject to be learned in front of… — Nathan M. Pusey
Possibilities are completely different. When you ask 'what is possible?' you must stretch your imagination out of the confines of the familiar. To live a… — Nicholas Lore
Everyone has options. They are a fixed set of predetermined scenarios, points of view, perceived limitations that already reside in your data bank. If you… — Nicholas Lore
If you paint the leaf on a tree without using a model, your imagination will only supply you with a few leaves; but Nature offers… — Pierre-Auguste Renoir
It is not enough to know your craft - you have to have feeling. Science is all very well, but for us imagination is worth… — Edouard Manet
I have often, as an exercise and as a sustenance, painted before an object down to the smallest accidents of its visual appearance; but the… — Odilon Redon
Parenthood abruptly catapults us into a permanent relationship with a stranger, and the more alien the stranger, the stronger the whiff of negativity. We depend… — Andrew Solomon

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