Creativity Quotes
Where does inspiration come from? These quotes explore the mysterious process of making something new.
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"Creativity is intelligence having fun."George Bernard Shaw
"A man of genius is not a man who sees more than other men do. He is a man who sees things differently."George Bernard Shaw
"The true artist will let his wife starve, his children go barefoot, his mother drudge for his living at seventy, sooner than work at anything but his art."George Bernard Shaw
"Talent is a weight upon the shoulders; genius is an agony upon the brow."William Butler Yeats
"Creativity is not reserved for the gifted; it is the birthright of all who dare to dream."William Butler Yeats
"I have been thinking of becoming an artist because I should like to make beautiful things."Thomas Hardy
"Creativity knows no bounds."Thomas Hardy
"Create something that inspires others."Thomas Hardy
"I have nothing to declare except my genius."Oscar Wilde
"I put all my genius into my life; I have put only my talent into my works."Oscar Wilde
"Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative."Oscar Wilde
"Imagination is the work of a dissatisfied mind."Samuel Beckett
"A man of genius makes no mistakes; his errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery."James Joyce
"To forge in the smithy of my soul the uncreated conscience of my race."James Joyce
"Every word we speak shapes the world we inhabit."James Joyce
"Creativity flows from the marriage of discipline and freedom."James Joyce
"Art is the response to the demand for entertainment and information as a commodity."Leo Tolstoy
"Man can endure unbearable sorrow if he can create."Leo Tolstoy
"Creativity thrives when fear dies."Leo Tolstoy
"To be an architect you must understand music as well as mathematics."Thomas Hardy
"In every act of creation, there is an element of destruction."Thomas Hardy
"Habit is the deadener of originality."Thomas Hardy
"Creativity is the spark of human progress."Anne Brontë
"Creativity flourishes in freedom."Anne Brontë
"Creativity is rebellion against the mundane."Anne Brontë
"The arts are the unconscious evolution of humanity."William Butler Yeats
"The poet is a light and winged thing."William Butler Yeats
"Whatever flames upon the night, man's own resinous heart has fed."William Butler Yeats
"Imagination is the beginning of creation."George Bernard Shaw
"When actors begin to think, it is time for a change. They are no longer good actors."George Bernard Shaw