Quotes About Creativity

Artists have no less talents than ever, their taste, their vision, their sentiment are often interesting; they are mighty in their independence and feeble only in their works.

the independence of the artist is one of the great safeguards of the freedom of the human spirit.

I had no place in any coterie, or in any reciprocal self-advertising. I stood alone. I stood outside. I wanted only to learn. I wanted only to write better.

There is no such thing as an "independent artist". All artists are essentially co-dependent of the audience.

Play is the answer to how anything new comes about.

Be alone, that is the secret of invention; be alone, that is when ideas are born.

I don't care that they stole my idea . . I care that they don't have any of their own

One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.

The best brains of the nation may be found on the last benches of the classroom.

A woman who writes has power, and a woman with power is feared.

Great opportunities are not seen with your eyes. They are seen with your mind.

Talk and write in a way that encourages the mutual exchange of ideas and acts like a midwife to people birthing their own ideas.

I found out that there weren't too many limitations, if I did it my way.

Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn't matter to me ... Going to bed at night saying we've done something wonderful... that's what matters to me.

I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.

If people did not sometimes do silly things, nothing intelligent would ever get done.

Which of my photographs is my favorite? The one I'm going to take tomorrow.

One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings

You're entirely bonkers. But I'll tell you a secret... All the best people are!

To my mind, a picture should be something pleasant, cheerful, and pretty, yes pretty! There are too many unpleasant things in life as it is without creating still more of them.

Think big, think fast, think ahead. Ideas are no one's monopoly.

We don't make mistakes; we just have happy accidents.

A great book provides escapism for me. The artistry and the creativity in a story are better than any drugs.

If we treat each other as if we are geniuses, poets and artists, we have a better chance of becoming that on stage.