Imagination Quotes
The ability to see what isn't there yet. Dreamers and builders on the power of 'what if.'
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"In play a child always behaves beyond his average age, above his daily behavior; in play it is as though he were a head taller than himself."Lev Vygotsky
"Play is the leading source of development in the preschool years."Lev Vygotsky
"The capacity for imagination is what makes us human."Lev Vygotsky
"Play creates a zone of proximal development in the child."Lev Vygotsky
"A child without play is a child without potential."Lev Vygotsky
"Play is not trivial; it is the work of childhood development."Lev Vygotsky
"Through play, the child rehearses the adult world and develops new capacities."Lev Vygotsky
"We must learn to see the world not as it is, but as it could be."Lawrence Kohlberg
"The child's fantasy and imagination are not deficits but strengths to be nurtured and built upon."Jean Piaget
"Play is the highest form of research."Lev Vygotsky
"Play creates a zone of proximal development of the child."Lev Vygotsky
"Children's play is not mere amusement but a leading activity that determines their development."Lev Vygotsky
"Play is not frivolous; it is the work of childhood."Lev Vygotsky
"A child's ability to imagine different possibilities is crucial for their future success."Lev Vygotsky
"Imaginative vision is the beginning of all creation."Abraham Maslow
"Symbolic thought allows the child to think about things not immediately present."Jean Piaget
"The mind is capable of extraordinary things when we believe in our potential."Philip Zimbardo
"True creativity emerges when we stop trying to be someone else."Carl Rogers
"Imagination allows us to see beyond the constraints of our current social reality."Philip Zimbardo
"We are architects of our own beliefs."Leon Festinger
"We construct reality through our cognitions."Leon Festinger
"The imagination of humans is perhaps our greatest untapped resource for solving problems."Carl Rogers
"The average person only uses ten percent of his intellectual capacity."Abraham Maslow
"The greatest creativity often comes from the intersection of different fields and disciplines."Abraham Maslow
"Imagination is not a luxury; it is the foundation of all human progress and moral imagination."Philip Zimbardo
"Imagination develops through behavioral experimentation."John B. Watson
"The greatest invention is imagination."Alfred Adler
"We must develop what I call 'heroic imagination'—the ability to see alternatives to obedience."Philip Zimbardo
"Imagination is more important than knowledge."Blaise Pascal
"Everything we can think of, however far off it seems, is near and akin to thought."Ludwig Wittgenstein