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The creative person wants to be a know -it -all. He wants to know about all kinds of things: ancient read more

The creative person wants to be a know -it -all. He wants to know about all kinds of things: ancient history, nineteenth -century mathematics, current manufacturing techniques, flower arranging, and hog futures. Because he never knows when these ideas might come together to form a new idea. It may happen six minutes later or six months, or six years down the road. But he has faith that it will happen.

by Carl Ally Found in: Creativity Quotes,
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First, I do not sit down at my desk to put into verse something that is already clear in my read more

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.

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Problems cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them.

Problems cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them.

by Albert Einstein Found in: Creativity Quotes,
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It's been very important throughout my career that I've met all the guys I've copied, because at each stage they've read more

It's been very important throughout my career that I've met all the guys I've copied, because at each stage they've said, "Don't play like me, play like you.".

by Eric Clapton Found in: Creativity Quotes,
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The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same read more

The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.

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... not picked from the leaves of any author, but bred amongst the weeds and tares of mine own brain.

... not picked from the leaves of any author, but bred amongst the weeds and tares of mine own brain.

by Thomas Browne Found in: Creativity Quotes,
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Don't play what's there, play what's not there.

Don't play what's there, play what's not there.

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It's like driving a car at night. You never see further than your headlights, but you can make the whole read more

It's like driving a car at night. You never see further than your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.

by E. L. Doctorow Found in: Creativity Quotes,
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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.

by Bill Watterson Found in: Creativity Quotes,
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