Because of their courage, their lack of fear, they (creative people) are willing to make silly mistakes. The truly creative person is one who can think crazy; such a person knows full well that many of his great ideas will prove to be worthless. The creative person is flexible -- he is able to change as the situation changes, to break habits, to face indecision and changes in conditions without undue stress. He is not threatened by the unexpected as rigid, inflexible people are.
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The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity.
The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity.
Some people see things and ask Why?
I dream things which never were and askWhy not?
Some people see things and ask Why?
I dream things which never were and askWhy not?
The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.
The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.
It is not good enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.
It is not good enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.
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First, I do not sit down at my desk to put into verse something that is already clear in my mind. If it were clear in my mind, I should have no incentive or need to write about it. We do not write in order to be understood; we write in order to understand.
Most people are more comfortable with old problems than with new solutions.
Most people are more comfortable with old problems than with new solutions.
It seems safe to say that significant discovery, really creative thinking, does not occur with regard to problems about which read more
It seems safe to say that significant discovery, really creative thinking, does not occur with regard to problems about which the thinker is lukewarm.
Man was made at the end of the week's work when God was tired.
Man was made at the end of the week's work when God was tired.
You can't just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood.
You can't just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood.
