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.

I think one of the reasons I'm popular again is because I'm wearing a tie. You have to be different.

I think one of the reasons I'm popular again is because I'm wearing a tie. You have to be different.

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

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

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.

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.

The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.

The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.

Ideas are the root of creation.

Ideas are the root of creation.

The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity.

The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity.

Because of their courage, their lack of fear, they (creative people) are willing to make silly mistakes. The truly creative read more

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.