Imagination Quotes
The ability to see what isn't there yet. Dreamers and builders on the power of 'what if.'
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"The mind's greatest adventure is exploring its own depths."Burge, Tyler
"Think of the tools in a toolbox: there is a hammer, pliers, a saw, a screwdriver, a ruler, a glue-pot, glue, nails and screws."Wittgenstein, Richard
"A simile that has been used for a long time ceases to have any stimulating effect on the imagination."Wittgenstein, Richard
"Imagination is the laboratory of possibility."Fine, Arthur
"Possible worlds are not mere fantasy—they're tools for understanding necessity."Kaplan, David
"Possible worlds are not decorative—they do philosophical work."Kaplan, David
"We live in worlds made possible by our conceptual schemes."Kaplan, David
"Possible worlds are not real, yet they reveal real necessities."Kaplan, David
"Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions."Lewis, David
"Imagination is more important than knowledge."Geach, Peter
"The mind that is open to possibility is the mind that discovers truth."Fine, Arthur
"Imagination is the only tool that grows larger the more we use it."Fine, Arthur
"Imagination is the only border that doesn't exist."Lewis, David
"Imagination is the only faculty the universe cannot constrain."Lewis, David
"Understanding requires an effort of imagination on the part of the hearer."Grice, Paul
"Understanding requires not just listening, but imagining the world of the speaker."Grice, Paul
"Imagination is the birthplace of all innovation."Fine, Arthur
"Imagination is the first step toward all invention."Fine, Arthur
"Imagination is the laboratory where reality is first constructed."Fine, Kit
"Imagination is the only faculty that expands the more it is used."Fine, Kit
"Imagination is the only frontier that expands the more we explore it."Lewis, David
"Imagination is humanity's greatest survival tool."Lewis, David
"Consciousness allows us to represent possible futures, not just present circumstances."Millikan, Ruth Garrett
"Language allows us to create shared worlds of meaning through coordinated understanding."Grice, Paul
"Understanding another's speech requires imaginative reconstruction of their purposes."Grice, Paul
"Language allows us to transcend our immediate circumstances and share abstract ideas."Grice, Paul
"The imagination is where all revolutions begin."Lewis, David
"The abundance of possibilities is not a problem but a feature."Lewis, David
"The plurality of worlds gives us philosophical flexibility."Lewis, David
"The structure of possible worlds is infinite and determinate."Lewis, David