Creativity Quotes

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

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"Fear is the birthplace of creativity."
Arca
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"Creation is an act of love."
Arca
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"Fear is just unexpressed energy."
Arca
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"I create from the depths of my being."
Arca
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"The soul needs expression."
Arca
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"To create is to celebrate existence."
Arca
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"I would find out something about music and then compose it."
John Cage
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"Stop trying to create and simply let it emerge from within."
John Cage
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"The avant-garde is not that something is removed, it is rather that something is added."
John Cage
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"The way to creativity is not through following rules but through understanding them first."
John Cage
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"The composer's greatest tool is constraint."
John Cage
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"Thought is the original source of all wealth and success."
Andrew Carnegie
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"The man who plants a tree loves his neighbor; the man who cultivates his talent loves himself."
Andrew Carnegie
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"Creativity thrives when we release the need to control outcomes."
Pauline Oliveros
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"To create authentically, we must first learn to listen authentically."
Pauline Oliveros
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"The essence of creativity is listening to what wants to be born through us."
Pauline Oliveros
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"Language is a virus from outer space."
Laurie Anderson
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"I've noticed that anything I do that comes from a deeper place is more interesting."
Laurie Anderson
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"The best ideas come when you're not looking for them."
Laurie Anderson
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"I've learned that the best things often come from constraint."
Laurie Anderson
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"I think boredom is actually a creative state."
Laurie Anderson
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"Everything that happens to you is material."
Laurie Anderson
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"I think every person is an artist."
Laurie Anderson
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"Creativity is a gift, and it's our responsibility to share it."
Yoko Ono
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"Creativity blooms when we let go of expectations."
Yoko Ono
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"Creativity cannot be rushed or forced."
Yoko Ono
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"Language breaks down when you try to express pure emotion."
Arca
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"I'm interested in what exists in the space between genres."
Arca
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"I believe in the power of repetition to alter consciousness."
Arca
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"I create to understand what I'm experiencing."
Arca