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