Creativity Quotes

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

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"Creativity is the assertion of human freedom in material form."
Jean-Paul Sartre
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"I write to understand myself; that others understand me is a secondary benefit."
Simone de Beauvoir
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"To create is to assert one's right to exist on one's own terms."
Simone de Beauvoir
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"Eccentricity is not, as dull people would have us believe, a sign of madness. It often signifies new points of view and hence is the indication of genius."
Denis Diderot
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"Genius creates, talent merely executes."
Denis Diderot
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"The human spirit thrives when given freedom to create."
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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"Creativity flourishes where fear is overcome."
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
"One must still have chaos within oneself to give birth to a dancing star."
André Gide
"The only thing that matters is to create; creation is everything."
André Gide
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"Originality is nothing but judicious imitation."
Voltaire
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"Every act of creation is first an act of destruction."
Albert Camus
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"Creativity is the act of giving form to the formless void."
Albert Camus
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"Writing is a way of salvation; without it I would feel like I was drowning."
Jean-Paul Sartre
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"Obsession is the wellspring of genius and madness."
Jean-Paul Sartre
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"The diversity of minds is the diversity of nature and of invention."
Montesquieu
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"Imagination is the beginning of creation."
Denis Diderot
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"Creativity is the antidote to conformity."
Denis Diderot
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"To create is to exist; to exist is to create."
Simone de Beauvoir
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"Creativity is the assertion that life is not fixed but malleable."
Simone de Beauvoir
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"One cannot inherit a meaningful life; one must create it."
Simone de Beauvoir
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"The greatest gift we can give to humanity is our reason."
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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"Creativity is the gift of seeing what others overlook."
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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"Creativity knows no bounds."
Pierre Corneille
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"Creativity is the highest form of intelligence."
Pierre Corneille
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"Creativity is the soul's expression."
Jean Racine
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"Creation requires both passion and discipline."
Jean Racine
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"I opened up my heart to the world through my writing."
Molière
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"Mistakes are the portals of discovery."
Voltaire
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"Genius is the ability to renew one's emotions in daily experience."
Stéphane Mallarmé
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"Art should be mysterious."
Stéphane Mallarmé