Creativity Quotes
Where does inspiration come from? These quotes explore the mysterious process of making something new.
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"Creativity is the power to bring forth what has not yet been."Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
"From the necessity of the divine nature there must follow infinite things in infinite ways."Baruch Spinoza
"The creative spirit cannot be suppressed."Toussaint L'Ouverture
"The greatest creativity emerges from hardship."Toussaint L'Ouverture
"Enthusiasm is the engine of genius."John Locke
"Enthusiasm is the vital condition for genius."Immanuel Kant
"Creativity flourishes when the mind is free from constraint."Immanuel Kant
"An man destitute of imagination is incapable of becoming a poet or philosopher."David Hume
"The creative mind does not discover new truths so much as it finds new ways of seeing old ones."David Hume
"To create is to understand; to understand is to participate in eternal nature."Baruch Spinoza
"To be always thinking of the opinions of others is to render oneself incapable of original thought."Adam Smith
"All generous minds have a horror of what are commonly called 'facts'."Thomas Hobbes
"To create is to participate in the divine."José de San Martín
"There is often a greater judgment shown in deviating from the rules of art than in adhering to them."John Locke
"La creatividad es el alma de la innovación."José de San Martín
"The more the Mind is capable of understanding many things at once, the greater its power of acting."Baruch Spinoza
"Wonder and surprise are like two powers of the human mind that delight in novelty."Adam Smith
"Genius is nothing but great capacity for patience."David Hume
"We should maintain our capacity for wonder throughout our lives."David Hume
"Creativity flourishes in freedom."Peter Kropotkin
"Creativity is the expression of our deepest humanity."Peter Kropotkin
"The creative spirit of a people cannot be suppressed by external force."José de San Martín
"Creativity in the service of justice transcends all boundaries."José de San Martín
"The creative spirit cannot be confined by walls or laws."Benito Juárez
"The creative act is an act of defiance against the forces of decay."Benito Juárez
"Creativity is the expression of the divine within us."Emma Goldman
"The passion for destruction is also a creative passion."Michel Bakunin
"Every individual has within them the seeds of genius."Peter Kropotkin
"Creativity flourishes when people are free from fear and want."Peter Kropotkin
"The creative mind is the greatest force for civilization."Simón Bolívar