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