Creativity Quotes

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

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"In the space between chaos and order, art emerges"
Jon Hopkins
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"The mind's limits are the first thing creativity breaks through"
Jon Hopkins
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"To create is to admit that you are broken and beautiful at once."
Arca
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"I create because the world doesn't have room for all of me otherwise."
Arca
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"To make art is to refuse the world as it is given to you."
Arca
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"Creativity is the only revolution that matters."
Arca
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"Creation is an act of violence against the status quo."
Arca
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"We create in order to survive; we survive in order to create."
Arca
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"Creativity requires you to be comfortable with your own strangeness."
Arca
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"We create in order to leave a mark, to prove we were here."
Arca
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"Creativity is rebellion against the tyranny of 'normal'."
Arca
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"We create because we are desperate to be understood."
Arca
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"We create in order to transform ourselves and the world."
Arca
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"I'm always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up every morning."
Yoko Ono
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"I think that being an artist is about learning how to see the world differently."
Yoko Ono
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"Creativity is the language of the soul."
Yoko Ono
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"Creativity is the highest form of intelligence."
Yoko Ono
"Numbers dance when freed from the tyranny of meaning."
Ryoji Ikeda
"To create is to ask questions in a language the world does not yet speak."
Ryoji Ikeda
"Creativity flourishes at the intersection of discipline and chaos."
Ryoji Ikeda
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"Everything we do is music, but we simply don't hear it as such."
John Cage
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"Don't try to create and analyze at the same time. They're different processes."
John Cage
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"I don't believe in inspiration falling from the sky like rain."
John Cage
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"To create is to take a risk that others may not understand."
John Cage
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"I'm drawn to the spaces between notes"
James Blake
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"I make music to understand myself better"
James Blake
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"Creation requires destruction first"
James Blake
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"Creativity blooms when you're not trying too hard"
James Blake
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"Creativity blooms when we listen with our whole being, not just our ears."
Pauline Oliveros
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"We are all composers of our own experience through how we listen."
Pauline Oliveros