Creativity Quotes
Where does inspiration come from? These quotes explore the mysterious process of making something new.
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"Creativity is the expression of the soul."Alexandre Dumas, fils
"Creativity is rebellion against the ordinary."Alexandre Dumas, fils
"The poet is a light and winged thing, and holy, and he is not able to make poetry until he becomes inspired."Théophile Gautier
"To create is divine, to reproduce is human."Théophile Gautier
"One must have chaos within oneself to give birth to a dancing star."Théophile Gautier
"In every heart there is a spark of divine creativity."Théophile Gautier
"The greatest gift is the ability to create."Théophile Gautier
"I am convinced that the only way to keep up with the world is to invent a completely new world."George Sand
"Madness and genius often share the same throne."Gérard de Nerval
"Creativity flows from the marriage of chaos and order."Gérard de Nerval
"To create is to defy the silence that surrounds us."Gérard de Nerval
"Creativity flows from the depths of honest emotion."Guy de Maupassant
"Creativity is courage expressed through imagination."Guy de Maupassant
"Genius will live and flourish without training, but it does not the less reward the toil of the zealous husbandman."Mary Wollstonecraft
"Let us cultivate the powers that nature has given us."Mary Wollstonecraft
"Creativity is the rebellion of the soul."Gérard de Nerval
"To create is to rebel against the mediocrity of the world."Victor Leconte de Lisle
"What we create outlasts what we accumulate."Victor Leconte de Lisle
"Creativity flourishes in the space between discipline and freedom."Victor Leconte de Lisle
"Every human being carries within them the spark of creation."Alexandre Dumas, fils
"Creativity flourishes when we give ourselves permission to fail."Alexandre Dumas, fils
"The cure for boredom is curiosity; there is no cure for curiosity."Stendhal
"The artist must create beauty as a bird builds its nest."George Sand
"Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of."George Sand
"Create constantly, or die trying."George Sand
"The poet is a light and winged thing, and holy, and cannot compose well if he is not inspired."Théophile Gautier
"One must have chaos within oneself to give birth to a dancing star."Théophile Gautier
"To live is to create; to create is to live."Théophile Gautier
"Creativity flourishes not in comfort but in the tension between desire and restraint."Guy de Maupassant
"Innovation comes not from those who accept the world as it is."Guy de Maupassant