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Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.
Creativity is not the finding of a thing, but the making something out of it after it is found.
Creativity is not the finding of a thing, but the making something out of it after it is found.
Whatever creativity is, it is in part a solution to a problem.
Whatever creativity is, it is in part a solution to a problem.
The thing that makes a creative person is to be creative and that is all there is to it.
The thing that makes a creative person is to be creative and that is all there is to it.
The world embarrasses me, and I cannot dream That this watch exists and has no watchmaker.
The world embarrasses me, and I cannot dream That this watch exists and has no watchmaker.
All profoundly original art looks ugly at first.
All profoundly original art looks ugly at first.
We try not to have ideas, preferring accidents. To create, you must empty yourself of every artistic thought.
We try not to have ideas, preferring accidents. To create, you must empty yourself of every artistic thought.
The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity.
The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity.
Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.
Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.
