Creativity Quotes
Where does inspiration come from? These quotes explore the mysterious process of making something new.
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"I think it's terribly dangerous for an artist to fulfill other people's expectations. They produce what is expected of them - something controlled, something tamped down."Arundhati Roy
"When you're writing, you have to trust your instincts and not worry about pleasing everyone."Arundhati Roy
"The most creative people are those who are willing to be vulnerable and take risks."Arundhati Roy
"Creativity is the ability to make something from nothing, to see what others cannot see."Arundhati Roy
"Culture change is harder than technology change, but it's what we actually need."Bill McKibben
"Creativity flourishes when we stop asking permission and start creating."Naomi Klein
"I believe in the power of human innovation when we commit to it."James Hansen
"Creativity in finding solutions is what we need most now."James Hansen
"Creativity in policy design is as important as scientific creativity."James Hansen
"Imagination is the most powerful tool we have to create change."Naomi Klein
"To be creative, one must have the courage to face failure."Arundhati Roy
"To create is to rebel. To be silent is to submit."Arundhati Roy
"Creativity is the highest form of intelligence."Arundhati Roy
"Acts of creation are ordinarily reserved for gods and poets, but humbler folk may circumvent this restriction if they know how."Aldo Leopold
"We are the only creatures who create art from nature."Aldo Leopold
"The photographer and the poet see what others overlook."David Brower
"The most authentic thing about us is creativity."Leopold Sédar Senghor
"Creativity flows from a free mind."Leopold Sédar Senghor
"To acknowledge that life is absurd cannot change our need to live, to create, to invent new significations."Aimé Césaire
"My poetry is an act of rebellion."Aimé Césaire
"Creativity flourishes when we are connected to nature's inspiration."David Brower
"Creativity demands wild inspiration, not tamed repetition."David Brower
"The power of words lies not in their number but in their depth."Leopold Sédar Senghor
"To create is to participate in the divine act of bringing forth life."Leopold Sédar Senghor
"Imagination unlocks possibilities that logic alone cannot perceive."Leopold Sédar Senghor
"We must commit ourselves to this creative and enriching experience."Frantz Fanon
"We must invent and we must make discoveries."Frantz Fanon
"We must create new culture."Frantz Fanon
"I have always believed that culture is the foundation of resistance."Aimé Césaire
"Every poem is a protest against the forces that seek to diminish us."Aimé Césaire