Alternatives Quote by John W. Gardner

Creativity requires the freedom to consider unthinkable alternatives, to doubt the worth of cherished practices.

— John W. Gardner

Although people who had achieved a great deal in science and technology talked of the inscrutability of creativity, I was not convinced and disbelieved…

— Genrich Altshuller

People put limitations on their creativity, believing they have to rely on what they know and what they have done.

— Bertrand Piccard

Creativity is part of human nature. It can only be untaught.

— Ai Weiwei

Creativity seldom thrives in an atmosphere of great discipline or scrutiny. That's one reason we tend not to want our leaders to get too…

— Timothy Noah

Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.

— Erich Fromm

Creativity suffers under great scrutiny from ourselves or others.

— Sark

Creativity is dangerous. We cannot open ourselves to new insights without endangering the security of our prior assumptions. We cannot propose new ideas without…

— Robert Grudin

Creativity can replace conformity as the primary mode of social being. . . . We can cling to that which is passing, or has…

— Stephen Nachmanovitch

Creativity can be a social contribution, but only in so far as society is free to use the results.

— Richard Stallman

Creativity is not simply originality and unlimited freedom. There is much more to it than that. Creativity also imposes restrictions. While it uses methods…

— Silvano Arieti

Most organisations say they want creativity, but really they do not.

— Jeffrey Pfeffer