Quotes About Creativity

I never have taken a picture I've intended. They're always better or worse.

You won't get anything unless you have the vision to imagine it.

There never was a great soul that did not have some divine inspiration.

My imagination makes me human and makes me a fool; it gives me all the world, and exiles me from it.

The past is for inspiration, not imitation, for continuation, not repetition.

A little bad taste is like a nice splash of paprika. We all need a splash of bad taste-it's hearty, it's healthy, it's physical. I think we could use more of it. No taste is what I'm against.

The most important thing is to hold on, hold out, for your creative life, for your solitude, for your time to be and do, for your very life.

Being creative on the waves is challenging, but we each create art in our own way.

You shouldn't do things differently just because they're different. They need to be... better.

You don't have to suffer to be a poet; adolescence is enough suffering for anyone.

Follow the path of your aroused thought, and you will soon meet this infernal inscription: There is nothing so beautiful as that which does not exist.

Be creative, be useful, be practical, be generous and finish big

The only difference between me and a madman is that I'm not mad.

Imagination is the spark that ignites the fire of creativity.

I swear to God, if you saw me when I am by myself in the woods, I'm a lunatic. I sing, I dance.

Over-preparation is the foe of inspiration.

Time and memory are true artists; they remould reality nearer to the heart's desire.

The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.

I always believe in doing new things and using new materials that I have never used or that I didn't like for a long time.

The story I am writing exists, written in absolutely perfect fashion, some place, in the air. All I must do is find it, and copy it.

The first thing you have to know about writing is that it is something you must do everyday. There are two reasons for this rule: Getting the work done and connecting with your unconscious mind.

Imagination plus innovation equals realization.

Language is the dress of thought.

Forget about good. Good is a known quantity. Good is what we all agree on. As long as you stick to good, you'll never have real growth.