Creativity Quotes

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

21159 quotes

"The greatest act of creation is to remake oneself."
Luis de Góngora
U
"Every word we write is a prayer to the future."
Ungaretti
U
"To create is to defy the silence of existence."
Ungaretti
U
"Creativity flourishes in the space between order and chaos."
Ungaretti
G
"The pursuit of perfection often blinds us to the beauty of imperfection."
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
E
"To create is to refuse what is given."
Eugenio Montale
E
"Creativity is the art of combining what seems separate."
Eugenio Montale
E
"Creativity is the highest form of rebellion."
Eugenio Montale
M
"The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity."
Miguel de Unamuno
M
"Creativity is the act of making something from nothing."
Miguel de Unamuno
"To create is to affirm that life has meaning beyond survival."
Salvatore Quasimodo
F
"Creativity springs from the marriage of imagination and discipline."
Francisco de Quevedo
"Creativity is the rebellion of the spirit against the ordinary."
Luis de Góngora
G
"To create is to participate in the divine."
Garcilaso de la Vega
G
"In creativity, the soul finds its truest expression."
Garcilaso de la Vega
F
"Creativity is intelligence having fun"
Federigo Tozzi
F
"Creativity flourishes when we let go of fear"
Federigo Tozzi
U
"Creativity springs from the tension between order and chaos"
Ungaretti
U
"Creativity is the act of making order from our chaos"
Ungaretti
"In every human heart there is a spark of divine fire that seeks expression through creativity."
Salvatore Quasimodo
"To create is to participate in the divine act of bringing something from nothing."
Salvatore Quasimodo
E
"The modern world strips away mystery; poetry must restore it."
Eugenio Montale
E
"Every act of creation is an act of resistance against entropy."
Eugenio Montale
G
"Creativity emerges from the friction between desire and restraint."
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
G
"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources."
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
"To create is to wrestle with invisible forces and emerge, bloodied but victorious."
Luis de Góngora
"Inspiration strikes not the idle, but the disciplined craftsman at work."
Luis de Góngora
G
"The creativity of the soul knows no boundaries save those we impose upon it."
Garcilaso de la Vega
E
"Creativity is the expression of our deepest self."
Elio Vittorini
E
"Creativity flows when we trust ourselves."
Elio Vittorini