Creativity Quotes

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

21159 quotes

M
"Creativity is the highest form of intelligence."
Marshall Field
M
"Creativity solves problems."
Marshall Field
G
"A true craftsman takes pride not merely in completion, but in excellence."
George Stephenson
G
"Every tool in a craftsman's hand is an extension of his mind and will."
George Stephenson
G
"Innovation flourishes where curiosity is encouraged and failure is forgiven."
George Stephenson
I
"I am opposed to the laying down of rules or conditions to be observed in the construction of bridges lest it should tie up the hands of the artist."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
I
"I believe that creativity is the capacity to perceive relationships others have overlooked."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
I
"I believe that innovation requires both respect for what has come before and the courage to move beyond it."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
"To invent is to see what others have overlooked in plain sight."
Jedediah Strutt
"Ingenuity is the child of necessity and patience."
Jedediah Strutt
"The inventor must be part dreamer, part engineer, part philosopher."
Jedediah Strutt
R
"Water and ingenuity are the only capital a poor man truly requires."
Richard Arkwright
R
"To be creative in business is to be honest in business; deception always leads to failure."
Richard Arkwright
R
"To be an inventor is to be perpetually unsatisfied; satisfaction is the death of progress."
Richard Arkwright
"Innovation is the lifeblood of enterprise; without it, we stagnate."
Matthew Boulton
"The true inventor is not he who dreams alone, but he who builds with others."
Matthew Boulton
J
"The mind that stretches to embrace a new idea never returns to its original dimensions."
John Wanamaker
F
"Creativity is intelligence having fun."
Frank Woolworth
F
"Creativity is the power to discover."
Frank Woolworth
M
"The test of a merchant's creativity is whether it solves a problem or creates wonder."
Marshall Field
M
"Creativity without constraints becomes chaos; structure without creativity becomes bureaucracy."
Marshall Field
G
"The greatest invention is not the machine, but the human spirit that creates it."
George Stephenson
G
"I have learned that innovation requires both imagination and meticulous attention to detail."
George Stephenson
G
"I have always maintained that the engineer must be equal parts scientist and dreamer."
George Stephenson
G
"I have found that the most important tool an engineer possesses is his imagination."
George Stephenson
I
"Creativity is not a luxury; it is the very currency of progress."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
I
"Creativity flourishes when one combines imagination with rigorous discipline."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
R
"The greatest inventions spring from the marriage of observation and experiment."
Richard Arkwright
R
"Innovation is not the absence of tradition, but its thoughtful evolution."
Richard Arkwright
J
"Great ideas come from everywhere if you just listen and look."
James Cash Penney