Imagination Quotes

The ability to see what isn't there yet. Dreamers and builders on the power of 'what if.'

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"Imagination is the beginning of all human achievement."
Martin Seligman
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"Imagination is more important than knowledge."
Martin Seligman
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"The capacity for abstract thinking allows humans to transcend immediate circumstances."
Roy Baumeister
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"The capacity to imagine future selves is what enables long-term planning."
Roy Baumeister
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"The gift of fantasy has meant more to humanity than the gift of reason."
Harriet Martineau
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"Imagination is the playground of the mind."
Christopher Peterson
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"The mind is limitless if we believe it is."
Christopher Peterson
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"Imagination is the only true reality."
Christopher Peterson
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"The imagination is more powerful than knowledge; it creates the future."
Herbert Spencer
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"One of the oldest and most universal custom is the game of improving the present moment by picturing a rosy future."
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
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"Imagination is what allows us to transcend our current circumstances and envision new possibilities."
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
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"Imagination is the first step toward creating the life you want to live."
Martin Seligman
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"Your imagination is the only limit to your possibility."
Martin Seligman
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"The capacity for mental time travel shapes human motivation and planning"
Roy Baumeister
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"The capacity to imagine alternative futures shapes motivation and decision-making"
Roy Baumeister
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"Imagination is the only true limit to human potential."
Amos Tversky
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"Imagination is more valuable than mere factual knowledge."
Harriet Martineau
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"Imagination is not the opposite of reality; it is the gateway to new realities."
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
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"The highest human function is the capacity to think about the future and deliberately shape it."
Martin Seligman
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"We are evolutionary creatures with the capacity to transcend our limitations."
Martin Seligman
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"The human capacity for growth and change is far greater than we typically assume."
Martin Seligman
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"Imagination is where possibility lives - it precedes all creation and change."
Christopher Peterson
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"Imagination is the birthplace of all human achievement."
Christopher Peterson
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"Imagination is more important than knowledge."
Barbara Fredrickson
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"Imagination is the beginning of creation."
Barbara Fredrickson
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"The human brain is magnificent at pattern recognition, even when no pattern exists."
Amos Tversky
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"We cannot help but imagine counterfactual outcomes of our choices."
Amos Tversky
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"The human mind is built to find meaning, even in randomness and chaos."
Amos Tversky
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"Counterfactual thinking—imagining how things could have been—is a fundamental human activity."
Daniel Kahneman
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"Imagination is the beginning of all creation; without it, we cannot envision a better future."
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi