Creativity Quotes

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

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"My left foot is my weapon, my paintbrush, my voice when words fail me."
Christy Brown
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"I learned to see my limitations as starting points, not endpoints."
Christy Brown
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"A good writer must have the patience of a hunter and the eye of a thief."
Seán Ó Faoláin
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"To create is to impose order on chaos; it is simultaneously an act of arrogance and humility."
Seán Ó Faoláin
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"The creative act is always an act of rebellion against what is."
Seán Ó Faoláin
"Creativity is the last refuge of the individual in an increasingly corporate world."
Douglas Coupland
"Creativity is the closest thing humans have to immortality."
Douglas Coupland
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"I'm a drinker with writing problems."
Brendan Behan
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"The only time I really live is when I'm performing."
Brendan Behan
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"To write well, you must first live well."
Brendan Behan
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"Creativity is intelligence having fun."
Margaret Atwood
"We live in an age of too many creative ideas and not enough creative geniuses to execute them."
Robertson Davies
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"To write is to confess, whether you intend to or not."
Seán Ó Faoláin
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"Creativity is rebellion dressed in beauty."
Seán Ó Faoláin
"Creativity is intelligence having fun."
Frank O'Connor
"Every creative act is an act of rebellion against the ordinary."
Frank O'Connor
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"Writing is a form of prayer."
Joyce Carol Oates
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"One must be pitiless about the things one loves."
Joyce Carol Oates
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"The act of writing itself is transformative."
Joyce Carol Oates
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"I am a writer who uses her life as raw material."
Joyce Carol Oates
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"Creativity is our highest calling."
Joyce Carol Oates
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"Creativity flourishes where fear is absent and curiosity is encouraged."
Sean O'Casey
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"Creativity is intelligence having fun without rules or restrictions."
Sean O'Casey
"Creativity is intelligence having fun."
Douglas Coupland
"Creativity requires solitude and discipline."
Douglas Coupland
"Creativity is connecting dots others don't see."
Douglas Coupland
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"Creativity is not a luxury; it is a necessity."
Margaret Atwood
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"I never wrote to please anyone but myself."
Brendan Behan
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"I've never been one to follow the rules - rules are for people without imagination."
Brendan Behan
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"Writing is a way of discovery."
Joyce Carol Oates