Creativity Quotes

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

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"Only in the first instance is the situation given to us; in the second, it is for us to create it."
Helmuth von Moltke
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"Innovation requires the courage to challenge convention."
Napoléon III
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"Imagination is the engine of progress."
Napoléon III
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"Creativity flourishes when the mind is freed from fear."
Robert E. Lee
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"Creativity thrives when constraints challenge rather than limit us."
Robert E. Lee
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"Those endowed with genius are the first to see the truth."
William Tecumseh Sherman
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"Creativity flourishes when the mind is unburdened by excessive constraint."
Robert E. Lee
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"The creative spirit cannot be constrained by convention."
Napoléon III
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"The creative mind in strategy sees what others merely look at."
Helmuth von Moltke
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"Creativity is intelligence having fun."
Saladin
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"Creativity is the soul's way of expressing what cannot be said."
Horatio Nelson
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"Creativity flows from the union of discipline and freedom."
Horatio Nelson
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"I have learned that creativity flourishes in constraint."
Arthur Wellesley
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"The creative mind sees possibilities where others see obstacles."
Saladin
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"Creativity is the fingerprint of the divine on human works."
Saladin
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"Creativity is the spark of the divine in mortal men."
William the Conqueror
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"Creation requires as much courage as destruction."
Genghis Khan
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"The creative mind is restless; it cannot be bound by convention."
Frederick the Great
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"To create is to commune with the divine."
Joan of Arc
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"I would build cathedrals with my conviction if given the chance."
Joan of Arc
"Creativity takes courage."
Hannibal Barca
"Create with passion."
Hannibal Barca
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"I have found that creativity flourishes in the soil of freedom."
Frederick the Great
"To create is to touch the divine; to destroy is merely to be human."
Hannibal Barca
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"It is better to create than to destroy."
Julius Caesar
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"Innovation comes from seeing what others miss."
Julius Caesar
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"Creativity is the weapon of those who refuse to accept the world as given."
Saladin
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"In creativity, we mirror the divine act of creation itself."
Saladin
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"I have built palaces and gardens, yet none compare to the architecture of a well-ordered mind."
Frederick the Great
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"To create something lasting, one must first destroy what is obsolete."
Frederick the Great