Creativity Quotes

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

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"Creativity springs from the intersection of courage and imagination"
Benedict Arnold
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"Creativity blooms when we give ourselves permission to fail"
Benedict Arnold
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"Creativity and passion are the engines of social transformation."
Camille Desmoulins
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"The greatest innovation is not in technology but in the improvement of the human heart."
Marquis de Lafayette
"The craftsman who shapes metal and the patriot who shapes destiny share the same fire."
Paul Revere
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"The cultivation and improvement of the human mind is among the most noble objects."
James Madison
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"Genius is sorrow's child."
John Adams
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"The greatest discoveries are often made by those who dare to question the accepted wisdom."
Marquis de Lafayette
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"I believe that creativity is the expression of the human spirit."
Marquis de Lafayette
"Genius is not a thing that can be learned by all."
Thomas Paine
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"The creativity of man rivals the majesty of creation itself."
Benedict Arnold
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"Creativity flourishes when chains of thought are broken."
Marquis de Lafayette
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"Creativity blooms when we dare to question conventional wisdom."
Marquis de Lafayette
"Better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation."
Thomas Paine
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"Creativity flourishes when the mind is free from fear and oppression."
Patrick Henry
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"Creativity is the ability to see what others have missed."
Patrick Henry
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"Genius is sorrow."
John Adams
"Hide not your talents, they for use were made."
Benjamin Franklin
"Writing is easy. All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead."
Benjamin Franklin
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"Corroboration is the child of opportunity and accident."
Alexander Hamilton
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"Advertising is the modern substitute for argument."
John Adams
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"That enthusiasm, which marks the creations of genius, is a power which all men do not possess."
John Adams
"A thought that suddenly occurs to you is worth more than hours of deliberation."
Thomas Paine
"The difficulty is not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping old ones."
Benjamin Franklin
"Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?"
Benjamin Franklin
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"The imagination is the great instrument of poetical invention; it works by ideas."
Alexander Hamilton
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"The hand that follows intellect can achieve what the hand alone can never accomplish."
Alexander Hamilton
"The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do."
Thomas Jefferson
"I have nothing but contempt for the man who can spell a word only one way."
Thomas Jefferson
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"The mind that is most active in creating is the mind most capable of leading."
Alexander Hamilton