Creativity Quotes

[Krista Knuffman]

I just saw a quote posted on another forum I'm part of, and it gave me an idea... let's post quotes we like about any/all things creative.

I'll start...

'If they give you ruled paper, write the other way' - Juan Ramon Jimenez

[Garth]

"We are what we repeatedly do.
Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit". Aristotle

[Steve Willson]

'I started concentrating so hard on my vision that I lost sight.'
Robin Green, Northern Exposure, Burning Down the House, 1992

[Steve Fox]

I will add a few of my favorites -

There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line. Oscar Levant

The best way to get a good idea is to get a lot of ideas. Linus Pauling

The things we fear most in organizations -- fluctuations, disturbances, imbalances -- are the primary sources of creativity
Margret Wheatley

[Rob Jacobs]

"If you are not prepared to be wrong, you will never come up with anything original."
Sir Ken Robinson

[Hal Portner]

The fastest way to succeed is to double your failure rate."

--Thomas J. Watson Sr.,
founder of IBM

[Peter Lloyd]

FORWARD LIVED BE MUST IT BUT BACKWARDS UNDERSTOOD BE ONLY CAN LIFE
--Michael Michalko

[Eva Loya]

Excellent idea...here goes my quote...


A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.
Albert Einstein

[Jim Canterucci]

I've collected quotes on innovation for a project and wove them into an indexed ebook. Be happy to email to anyone who would like them. jim at mypersonalbrilliance dot com

[Don The Idea Guy]

There really are some great quotes in your ebook -- why didn't you share any of them here??

[Michael Michalko]

Hi Jim, I would like to see your collection on innovation, if possible.
Best,
Michael

[Cathy]

Opportunities are Everywhere
Cathy de Seton

(as far as I'm aware, I created this quote!)

[Georgia Tuxbury]

THERE IS A FOOLISH CORNER IN THE BRAIN OF THE WISEST MAN. ARISTOTLE