Creativity Quotes

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

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"Creativity flourishes when we embrace our unique perspective."
Colby M. Chester
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"The capacity for creativity is dormant in most, but awakened by necessity."
Elbert Gary
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"The creativity of the human mind is limited only by the boundaries we place upon it."
Elbert Gary
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"The greatest discoveries often come from the willingness to question what everyone else accepts."
Charles Flint
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"The most creative solutions emerge when we abandon conventional thinking."
Charles Flint
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"Innovation requires both boldness and patience in equal measure."
Elmer Sperry
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"What we call invention is usually just seeing what others have overlooked."
Elmer Sperry
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"Imagination without discipline is mere fancy; discipline without imagination is mere routine."
Elmer Sperry
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"The greatest invention is the capacity to keep inventing."
Elmer Sperry
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"I have discovered that innovation is often just persistence with a purpose."
Elmer Sperry
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"Innovation comes not from the boardroom alone but from the workshop floor."
Whiting Williams
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"Progress is born from the marriage of necessity and invention."
Thomas J. Watson Sr.
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"Creativity is simply connecting dots others have not yet linked."
Thomas J. Watson Sr.
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"Creativity blooms when constraints are understood and transcended."
Thomas J. Watson Sr.
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"The greatest discoveries often come from following your curiosity rather than the prescribed path."
John C. Fremont
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"Creativity is the expression of the divine within us."
John C. Fremont
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"Creativity is the rebellion of the mind against the ordinary."
Colby M. Chester
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"Creativity requires permission to fail, permission we rarely give ourselves."
Colby M. Chester
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"Creativity is the bridge between imagination and reality."
Charles Flint
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"Creativity is the divine spark within each human being."
Charles Flint
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"Every machine has within it the seeds of its own improvement."
Elmer Sperry
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"A mechanism that works effortlessly appears simple; this is the mark of genius."
Elmer Sperry
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"Creativity without discipline produces chaos; discipline without creativity produces boredom."
Elmer Sperry
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"The creative spark requires both the fuel of knowledge and the oxygen of freedom."
Elmer Sperry
"A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new."
Charles Crocker
"You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have."
Charles Crocker
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"The value of an idea lies in the using of it."
Thomas J. Watson Sr.
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"Creativity is the act of bringing possibility into reality."
Colby M. Chester
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"Creativity is the universe expressing itself through human hands."
Colby M. Chester
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"Innovation requires the willingness to fail repeatedly before achieving victory."
Thomas J. Watson Sr.