Creativity Quotes

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

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"Writing is the passion of my life"
Sartre, Jean-Paul
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"Play is the attitude that one adopts toward objects when one considers them for themselves"
Sartre, Jean-Paul
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"Every invention is like a theft from nature"
Sartre, Jean-Paul
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"The self is not something to be discovered but something continually to be created."
Foucault, Michel
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"We create concepts the way we create our selves—through constant variation."
Deleuze, Gilles
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"Every act of creation destroys established values and creates new ones."
Deleuze, Gilles
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"To express oneself is never to express one's self, but rather to produce oneself."
Deleuze, Gilles
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"To create is to cut connections and forge new ones."
Deleuze, Gilles
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"We are always creating ourselves, never discovering some inner truth."
Deleuze, Gilles
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"To express oneself is to risk becoming strange to oneself."
Deleuze, Gilles
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"To create is to affirm life in all its multiplicity and chaos."
Deleuze, Gilles
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"We create meaning not by interpreting but by producing."
Deleuze, Gilles
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"Repetition is never mere duplication; it always creates something new."
Deleuze, Gilles
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"To create is to affirm what is while also opening toward what might be."
Deleuze, Gilles
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"Expression is the very essence of human existence."
Merleau-Ponty, Maurice
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"The meaning of a gesture lies in the gesture itself, not in conscious intention."
Merleau-Ponty, Maurice
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"The body speaks a language more profound than words."
Merleau-Ponty, Maurice
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"The mouth is as much a tool of thought as the hand."
Merleau-Ponty, Maurice
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"The fusion of horizons occurs when we truly engage with something foreign to us and allow our perspective to be expanded."
Gadamer, Hans-Georg
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"We must dare to invent our lives moment by moment."
Sartre, Jean-Paul
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"To create is to destroy what was before."
Sartre, Jean-Paul
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"Every act of creation is an act of destruction."
Foucault, Michel
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"Creativity requires destruction; we must unmake before we can remake."
Foucault, Michel
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"To create is to grow, and growth is always folding, doubling, and multiplying."
Deleuze, Gilles
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"Create new concepts; don't just recycle old ones."
Deleuze, Gilles
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"We must invent new forms of life, not merely analyze old ones."
Deleuze, Gilles
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"To create is to affirm life in all its difference and multiplicity."
Deleuze, Gilles
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"We must think the unthinkable, say the unsayable."
Derrida, Jacques
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"The performance breaks with repetition at every moment."
Derrida, Jacques
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"The work perpetually escapes the intentions of its maker."
Derrida, Jacques