You Can Mimic a Result but Not the Creativity
Here are 155 of the most inspiring creativity quotes I could find. And the goal is simple: to inspire you, boost your work and your life. Enjoy!
The chief enemy of creativity is good sense. Pablo Picasso
The works must be conceived with fire in the soul but executed with clinical coolness. Joan Miró
He who would be a man must therefore be a nonconformist. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The most talented, thought-provoking, game-changing people are never normal. Richard Branson
If you're not doing some things that are crazy, then you're doing the wrong things. Larry Page
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Create with the heart; build with the mind. Criss Jami
Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion. Jack Kerouac
The most dangerous idea is silencing people. Naval Ravikant
Originality is the best form of rebellion. Mike Sasso
Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change. Brené Brown
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The world always seems brighter when you've just made something that wasn't there before. Neil Gaiman
Art, freedom and creativity will change society faster than politics. Victor Pinchuk
Creativity is obscured by the conscious mind. Naval Ravikant
There is intelligence when you are not afraid. Bruce Lee
Creativity: the art of not trying, the art of letting go. Maxime Lagacé
Related quotes and topics: learning, positive, curiosity
The Best Creativity Quotes
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That so few now dare to be eccentric marks the chief danger of our time. John Stuart Mill
If only we could pull out our brain and use only our eyes. Pablo Picasso Click to tweet
You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. Maya Angelou
The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose. James Baldwin
We adore chaos because we love to produce order. M. C. Escher
How to unlock creativity: slow down, study another field, get into nature, get out of office, music (lots), sketch, cardio before/after, nibble on small ideas, throw stuff away, atomize the work, look for orthogonal inspiration, breathe, learn about circadian rhythm, paint. Brian Norgard
When you can do a common thing in an uncommon way; you will command the attention of the world. George Washington Carver
Great things are not done by impulse, but a series of small things brought together. Vincent van Gogh
If it doesn't sell; it isn't creative. David Ogilvy Click to tweet
Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work. Gustave Flaubert
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An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all. Oscar Wilde Click to tweet
A busy calendar and a busy mind will destroy your ability to do great things in this world. If you want to be able to do great things, whether you're a musician, or whether you're an entrepreneur, or whether you're an investor, you need free time and you need a free mind. Naval Ravikant
In order to create you have to believe in your ability to do so and that often means excluding whole chunks of normal life, and, of course, pumping yourself up as much as possible as a way of keeping on. Sort of cheering for yourself in the great football stadium of life. T.C. Boyle
I shut my eyes in order to see. Paul Gauguin
Social media has colonized what was once a sacred space occupied by emptiness: the space reserved for thought and creativity. Mahershala Ali
The important thing for you is to be alert, to question, to find out, so that your own initiative may be awakened. Bruce Lee
Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight or any experience that reveals the human spirit. E. E. Cummings
When we build, let us think that we build forever. John Ruskin
The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity. Dorothy Parker
It may be that our cosmic curiosity is a genetically-encoded force that we illuminate when we look up and wonder. Neil deGrasse Tyson
The principal mark of genius is not perfection but originality, the opening of new frontiers. Arthur Koestler
Go into yourself. Find out the reason that commands you to write; see whether it has spread its roots into the very depths of your heart; confess to yourself whether you would have to die if you were forbidden to write. Rainer Maria Rilke
So go on, get angry. But keep your mouth shut and go do your work</a. Austin Kleon
Part 2. Creativity Quotes That Are…
Inspirational Creativity Quotes
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Art is not a handicraft, it is the transmission of feeling the artist has experienced. Leo Tolstoy
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. Carl Sagan Click to tweet
The richness I achieve comes from nature, the source of my inspiration. Claude Monet
If you're to create something powerful and important, you must at the very least be driven by an equally powerful inner force. Ryan Holiday
The main thing is to be moved, to love, to hope, to tremble, to live. Auguste Rodin
Absurdity and anti-absurdity are the two poles of creative energy. Karl Lagerfeld
The question is not if we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be. The nation and the world are in dire need of creative extremists. Martin Luther King Jr
Draw the art you want to see, start the business you want to run, play the music you want to hear, write the books you want to read, build the products you want to use – do the work you want to see done. Austin Kleon
When I am completely myself, entirely alone during the night when I cannot sleep, it is on such occasions that my ideas flow best and most abundantly. Mozart
For me, insanity is super sanity. The normal is psychotic. Normal means lack of imagination, lack of creativity. Jean Dubuffet
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The question isn't who is going to let me; It's who is going to stop me. Ayn Rand
Whether you succeed or not is irrelevant, there is no such thing. Making your unknown known is the important thing. Georgia O'Keeffe
The ability to see order in chaos is called creativity. Simon Sinek (twitter.com)
If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced. Vincent van Gogh
The first and most important thing an individual can do is to become an individual again, decontrol himself, train himself as to what is going on and win back as much independent ground for himself as possible. William S. Burroughs
Don't think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it's good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art. Andy Warhol
If you want to destroy someone's creativity, remove all their constraints. Tiago Forte (twitter.com)
It seems like the world is crumbling out there, but it is actually a really great time in your life to get a little crazy, follow your curiosity and be ambitious about it. Larry Page (Google)
Your brain is a factory, not a warehouse. Thibaut
The less scheduled you are, the more creative you're going to be. Naval Ravikant
Perfection is no small thing, but it is made up of small things. Michelangelo
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Creativity takes courage. Henri Matisse Click to tweet
To be an artist is to believe in life. Henry Moore
Good art inspires; Good design motivates. Otl Aicher
The criminal is the creative artist; the detective only the critic. G.K. Chesterton
The urge to destroy is also a creative urge. Mikhail Bakunin
You are more creative when you don't need money. @orangebook_
Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up and get to work. Chuck Close
When all think alike, then no one is thinking. Walter Lippman
Without freedom, there is no creation. Jiddu Krishnamurti
My humor is my creativity, and my skepticism is a gift. J. Tillman
If you want something new, you have to stop doing something old. Peter F. Drucker
Imitation is suicide. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Every new idea is just a mashup or a remix of one or more previous ideas. Austin Kleon
Creativity is as important as literacy. Ken Robinson
Replace fear with curiosity. Steven Spielberg
Chance favors the prepared mind. Louis Pasteur
Ideas come from everything. Alfred Hitchcock
It's harder to create than to destroy. Angela Jiang (twitter.com)
Creativity increases when you have peace. Aaron Aalto
Cowardice is the most terrible of vices. Mikhail Bulgakov
Everything is interesting. Look closer.
There's the whole world at your feet. Mary Poppins
Of all lies, art is the least untrue. Gustave Flaubert Click to tweet
Funny Creativity Quotes
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I don't need time. What I need is a deadline. Duke Ellington Click to tweet (By the way, did you know that deadlines can actually crush your creativity?)
It's no accident that AHA and HAHA are spelled almost the same way. Mitch Ditkoff
We don't make mistakes, just happy little accidents. Bob Ross
Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen. John Steinbeck
Human beings are the only creatures who are allowed to fail. If an ant fails, it's dead. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
I can always be distracted by love, but eventually I get horny for my creativity. Gilda Radner
Google everything. I mean everything. Google your dreams, Google your problems. Don't ask a question before you Google it. You'll either find the answer or you'll come up with a better question. Austin Kleon
Keep your sense of humor, my friend; if you don't have a sense of humor it just isn't funny anymore. Wavy Gravy
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny!'. Isaac Asimov
The stone age didn't end because they ran out of stones.
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Part 3. Creativity Quotes By The Most Creative People Ever
Thomas Edison
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There's a way to do it better – find it. Thomas A. Edison
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. Thomas A. Edison
There are no rules here – we're trying to accomplish something. Thomas A. Edison
To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. Thomas A. Edison
To have a great idea, have a lot of them. Thomas A. Edison
When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this – you haven't. Thomas A. Edison
Albert Einstein
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Logic will get you from a to b. Imagination will take you everywhere. Albert Einstein
The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination. Albert Einstein
A person who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. Albert Einstein
I never made one of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking Albert Einstein
The important thing is to not stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. Albert Einstein
The only way to escape the corruptible effect of praise is to go on working. Albert Einstein
Steve Jobs (Apple founder)
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Stay hungry. Stay foolish. Steve Jobs
Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn't really do it, they just saw something. Steve Jobs
You have to be burning with an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right. If you're not passionate enough from the start, you'll never stick it out. Steve Jobs
The people who made Mac are sort of on the edge. Steve Jobs
I think the artistry is in having an insight into what one sees around them. Generally putting things together in a way no one else has before and finding a way to express that to other people who don't have that insight.
Dr. Seuss
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Why fit in when you were born to stand out? Dr. Seuss
Think left and think right, and think low and think high; Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try. Dr. Seuss
I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living. Dr. Seuss
Lady Gaga
This is who the fuck I am. Lady Gaga
Ignore all hatred and criticism. live for what you create, and die protecting it. Lady Gaga
Some women choose to follow men, and some women choose to follow their dreams. Lady Gaga
When you make music or write or create, it's really your job to have mind-blowing, irresponsible, condomless sex with whatever idea it is you're writing about at the time. Lady Gaga
Even if the world gives up on you, you always have yourself. Lady Gaga
Do not allow people to dim your shine because they are blinded. Tell them to put on some sunglasses. Lady Gaga
Walt Disney
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If you can dream it, you can do it. Walt Disney
We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and trying new things, because we are curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths. Walt Disney
The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique. Walt Disney
Osho
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Creativity is the greatest rebellion in existence. Osho Click to tweet
To be creative means to be in love with life. You can be creative only if you love life enough that you want to enhance its beauty, you want to bring a little more music to it, a little more poetry to it, a little more dance to it. Osho
Each person comes into this world with a specific destiny – he has something to fulfill, some message has to be delivered, some work has to be completed. You are not here accidentally–you are here meaningfully. There is a purpose behind you. The whole intends to do something through you. Osho
You have to walk, and create the way by your walking; you will not find a ready-made path. It is not so cheap, to reach to the ultimate realization of truth. Osho
Pablo Picasso
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Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up. Pablo Picasso
Inspiration does exist, but it must find you working. Pablo Picasso
Every act of creation is first of all an act of destruction. Picasso
Good artists copy, great artists steal. Pablo Picasso
Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist. Pablo Picasso
William Shakespeare
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There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so. William Shakespeare
Action is eloquence. William Shakespeare
It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves. William Shakespeare
A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool. William Shakespeare
We know what we are, but know not what we may be. William Shakespeare
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Every artist was first an amateur. Ralph Waldo Emerson
A painter told me that nobody could draw a tree without in some sort becoming a tree. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Ralph Waldo Emerson
William James
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Genius means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way. William James
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. William James
The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it. William James
Oscar Wilde
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Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken. Oscar Wilde
Experience is merely the name men gave to their mistakes. Oscar Wilde
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong. Oscar Wilde
Who, being loved, is poor? Oscar Wilde
There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about. Oscar Wilde
Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination. Oscar Wilde
Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future. Oscar Wilde Click to tweet
I don't want to go to heaven. None of my friends are there. Oscar Wilde
Salvador Dali
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Have no fear of perfection, you'll never reach it. Salvador Dali
Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing. Salvador Dali
This is very important because I work constantly in the moment of sleep. All of my best ideas come through my dreams. Salvador Dali
Everything alters me, but nothing changes me. Salvador Dali
Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings. Salvador Dali
Give me two hours a day of activity, and I'll take the other twenty-two in dreams. Salvador Dali
So little of what could happen does happen. Salvador Dali
I am not strange. I am just not normal. Salvador Dali
Part 4. Conclusion
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Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is non-existent. And don't bother concealing your thievery – celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: "It's not where you take things from – it's where you take them to". Jim Jarmusch Click to tweet
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