Creativity Quotes

"Without experimentation, a willingness to ask questions and try new things, we shall surely become static, repetitive, and moribund." "When I'm inspired, I get excited because I can't wait to see what I'll come up with next." "Reason is intelligence taking exercise. Imagination is intelligence with an erection." "Freedom in art, freedom in society, this is the double goal towards which all consistent and logical minds must strive." "A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools." "The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." "A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light" "Principles for the development of a complete mind: Study the science of art. Study the art of science. Develop your senses – especially learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else" "The artist sees what others only catch a glimpse of" "You should learn from your competitor, but never copy. Copy and you die." "The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection." "If you knew how much work went into it, you would not call it genius." "Critique by creating." "The marble not yet carved can hold the form of every thought the greatest artist has." "Invention is the most important product of man's creative brain" "I do not think you can name many great inventions that have been made by married men" "What I cannot create, I do not understand" "A new idea is first condemned as ridiculous and then dismissed as trivial until finally it becomes what everybody knows" "The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading in order to write; a man will turn over half a library to make one book" "No man was ever great by imitation"