Quotes About Creativity

Si supieseis cuánto trabajo costó, no lo llamaríais ingenio

Being different is really cool. And eccentricity is very hip.

Make the time to connect to your more playful side, the child within you. Take the time to study the positive qualities of children and model their ability to stay energized, imaginative and completely in the moment no matter what might be going on around them.

The real key here is solitude for a scheduled period each day, in a positive environment that floods you with creativity, energy, happiness and the feeling the work you're doing is for the upliftment of humanity.

But when you run inspiring, imaginative pictures through the movie screen of your mind, wonderful things start to happen in your life. Einstein said that 'imagination is more important than knowledge.' You must spend some time every day, even if it is just a few minutes, in the practice of creative envisioning. See yourself as you want to be, whether this means serving as a great judge, a great father or a great citizen of your community.

Staying close to the awesome splendor of nature is a habit of all great masters to remain inspired, focused and joyful in an era of tectonic change and immense upheaval. (They are also alone a lot, because rising to your greatest creative state only occurs in isolation.)

Never forget that time spent enriching your non-work hours is never a waste. It makes you tremendously efficient during your working hours. Our biggest ideas often come during our most relaxed times.

The unknown is where "the new" exists and the new is the only place in the world where you will find possibility.

you should learn the rules like a pro so you can break them like an artist.

James Bond creator Ian Fleming purchased a retreat in Jamaica he named GoldenEye that was perched over a ravishingly lovely beach to provide him with the epiphanies and artistic fuel that would increase his craft. (I find it fascinating that he instructed his gardeners not to walk past the window of his writing studio as it would break his artistic trance.)

Because people who are hurting badly commonly hurt people badly. And those in severe pain can cause you severe pain. Such people are pretty much guaranteed to devastate your creativity, suck your productivity and drain you of your energy.

importante, un proyecto extraordinario, todos tus pensamientos rompen sus ataduras: tu mente supera los límites, tu conciencia se expande en todas direcciones y tú te ves en un mundo nuevo y maravilloso. Las fuerzas, facultades y talentos ocultos cobran vida, y descubres que eres una persona

An addiction to distraction is the end of your creative production.

First of all, begin to live out of the glory of your imagination, not your memory.

to liberate the potential of your mind, body and soul, you must first expand your imagination.

All I'm saying is that to liberate the potential of your mind, body and soul, you must first expand your imagination. You see, things are always created twice: first in the workshop of the mind and then, and only then, in reality. I call the process 'blueprinting' because anything that you create in your outer world began as a simple blueprint in your inner world, on the lush picture screen of your mind.

Innovation always trumps repeating what might have worked in the past

What really makes greatness is white-hot action around red-hot ideas.

Innovation Mastery

Exponential creativity demands abnormality. And requires us to deviate from ordinary company.

In the new world of business, the riskiest place you can be is trying to do the same things in the same way as you've always done them. Few things are as foolish as hoping old behaviors will somehow present new results.

Remember, if your life is worth thinking about, it is worth writing about.

Fear is a conditioned response, a life-draining habit that can easily consume your energy, creativity and spirit if you are not careful. When fear rears its ugly head, beat it down quickly. The best way to do that is to do the thing you fear. Fast.

If you knew how much work went into it, you would not call it genius.