Quotes About Creativity

The great poet is a great artist. He is painter and sculptor. The greatest pictures and statues have been painted and chiseled with words. They outlast all others.

Delhi has statues and busts of so many politicians. But what about our artistes?

Vijay Anand's death marks the passing away of a true, original mind. Vijay had charisma and cinematic dazzle. He was the first who gave Indian film directors the status of a star.

Hackerspaces are the digital-age equivalent of English Enlightenment coffee houses. They are places open to all, indifferent to social status, and where ideas and knowledge hold primary value.

I was disinclined to have the status of a writer.

Pretty much any artist that I know of that has found that mentor status, if they're generous and okay to bestow a bit of mentor-type information, it's do what you feel, not what you think.

I think you owe it to yourself and you owe it to your status as an artist to be true to who you are.

A lot of people want to collaborate with people because of their level and status, but really I want to create with Beyonce just because of her skill and because of the history we have together.

As the generalization goes about the art industry, people can be really challenging and thought-provoking in their thinking and questioning the status quo, and it's really important that the status quo can be questioned and that there are people doing that.

I've never been one who enjoys maintaining the status quo. I'm always pushing for new ideas, whether it's in business or philanthropy.

When you really make things that really challenge the status quo or challenge issues, and you do it artistically, and you do it with no fear, people are listening.

We're a band that's never been okay with the status quo. In a way, it's allowed us to be more open and confrontational in our music.

When it all boils down, being Courtney has forced me to be different to the status quo, which means I have gotten to decide on every choice along the way.

Holding women to the idea of 'write what you know' subtly reinforces the status quo. Writing is a chance to celebrate who we are. But it's also a chance to celebrate who we could be.

My stay in Munich was the scene of my complete liberation.

I like to stay at home and make cinema in my head.

Books won't stay banned. They won't burn. Ideas won't go to jail.

I'm driven by music. It's in my blood, and I've never been able to stay away from it for too long.

I'm not trying to stay in the same place and I'm not trying to compete with what's currently in fashion. That would be dishonest. But, at the same time, I'm different and the music reflects that to some degree.

If you are born an artist, you have no choice but to fight to stay an artist.

I pushed the envelope as far as it needed to be pushed, and now it's on the floor, and people seem to want it to stay there.

The reason you work as an artist is to stay open and ask questions.

I record all night and sleep all day. It started because you're excited about the music and you want to stay up longer, but over 15 years, it's become a habit. In my circle, I think a lot of musicians operate like this. When the place is quiet, you're more creative. I have plenty of people I can call at 4 A.M. and know they'll be up.

I influence myself, because I always try to be different and stay in my own lane.