Quotes About Creativity

Once we recognize this possibility, we can deliberately shape the material worlds in which we learn and work to facilitate mental extension—to enhance "the cognitive congeniality of a space," in the words of David Kirsh, a professor at the University of California, San Diego.

Think of the task not in linear terms—tracing a direct line from point A to point B—but rather as a cycle: think, draw, look, rethink, redraw. Likewise, don't envision the mind telling the pencil what to do; instead, allow a conversation to develop between eye and hand,

One recent study, conducted in a British government agency that switched from enclosed offices to an open-plan workspace, found that the heightened imperative to engage in self-presentation in such settings fell most heavily on women, for whom appearance is considered especially important.) When people are relieved of the cognitive load imposed by their environment, they immediately become more creative, neuroscientist Moshe Bar has found.

sit as little as possible; do not believe any idea that was not born in the open air and of free movement.

Writing. Opening a vein in your wrist with a spoon.

Your time may be limited, but your imagination is not.

Once photography enters your bloodstream, it's like a disease.

Writing is only boring to the people who are boring themselves.

I read recipes the same way I read science fiction. I get to the end and I think, "Well, that's not going to happen."

Sewing: A creative mess is better than tidy idleness.

Art is an adventure that never seems to end.

They come as a boon and a blessing to men, The Pickwick, the Owl, and the Waverley pen.

If you're ever in a jam, a crayon scrunched up under your nose makes a good pretend mustache.

The informing idea of what you want to say and do, that's what will take you from film school to professional - the idea. That's what is original to you.

If there was no fame involved and very minimal money - which is the case for most actors - I'd still be doing it. If I wasn't good enough to be a professional, I'd be an amateur actor.

I used to write when I was in the mood or felt inspired. Anymore, I write whether I feel inspired or not. It's a discipline. So that's definitely different. It's part of maturing as a person and as a professional.

Well, first of all, they're all about the music and all I care about in my professional career is the music.

I'm not a professional; I lack even basic knowledge about writing music.

Steppenwolf has always been at the center of everything in my professional life.

My personal opinion is that, if you're a professional writer, that you do have quotas. So every day I do try to write 800-1,200 words. I don't always achieve it, and the reality is that a lot of the words I write will end up on the cutting-room floor.

I actually started trying to be a professional writer with novels, and I wrote two that exist and are around... kind of. But they never really went anyplace in particular. I still like them both. What it showed me was that you can spend years on a novel, and then it could just be, like, OK, you spent that time and that's that.

Don't let anyone discourage you from writing. If you become a professional writer, there are plenty of editors, reviewers, critics, and book buyers to do that.

I've heard some writers say things like, 'Well, I'm a professional writer. I only start books I know I can finish.' I look at it maybe the other way: I only want to write books I'm not sure I can write.

I've been doing both music and acting since I was pretty little. Just for fun. Being able to peruse both professionally is the greatest thing in the whole world.