Creativity Quotes

Where does inspiration come from? These quotes explore the mysterious process of making something new.

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"Innovation requires both freedom and discipline."
James Tobin
"Innovation is born from necessity and curiosity."
James Tobin
D
"Innovation flourishes when institutions provide security and protect intellectual property."
Douglass North
T
"Creativity flourishes when freed from the desperation of economic insecurity."
Thomas Piketty
T
"Creativity constrained by poverty cannot compete with creativity funded by privilege."
Thomas Piketty
E
"Innovation in governance can occur at any scale, from local to global."
Elinor Ostrom
E
"Innovation in resource management often comes from those closest to the resource."
Elinor Ostrom
R
"Economic growth is ultimately about ideas, not just machines and labor."
Robert Solow
R
"The sources of growth are diverse and sometimes unexpected."
Robert Solow
R
"Innovation drives growth, and innovation is fundamentally about new ideas."
Robert Solow
A
"Creativity is intelligence having fun."
Anna Schwartz
A
"You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have."
Anna Schwartz
A
"Creativity flourishes when people have both freedom and resources."
Amartya Sen
E
"Crafting good institutions is as much art as science."
Elinor Ostrom
E
"Diverse perspectives strengthen problem-solving capacity."
Elinor Ostrom
E
"Innovation in governance happens at the local level."
Elinor Ostrom
D
"Institutional frameworks determine whether innovation is encouraged or suppressed."
Douglass North
R
"Steady-state growth requires constant innovation."
Robert Solow
R
"Diminishing returns is an iron law, but innovation can break it."
Robert Solow
R
"Innovation distinguishes growing economies from stagnant ones."
Robert Solow
R
"Growth requires both resources and ideas."
Robert Solow
R
"Capital accumulation has limits; innovation does not."
Robert Solow
R
"Innovation breaks the chains of diminishing returns."
Robert Solow
"Creativity is intelligence having fun."
Kenneth Arrow
"Creativity flows from passion."
Kenneth Arrow
H
"Economic institutions are created by human beings and can be changed."
Hyman Minsky
H
"The financial system is a human creation and can be reformed."
Hyman Minsky
A
"The pursuit of excellence in any field contributes to human flourishing."
Amartya Sen
A
"Innovation and tradition need not be in conflict; both contribute to human life."
Amartya Sen
A
"Creativity flourishes when people have both freedom and the capability to exercise it."
Amartya Sen