Quotes about Creativity

If at first the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it.

The Revolution introduced me to art, and in turn, art introduced me to the Revolution!

The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.

Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom.

It occurred to me by intuition, and music was the driving force behind that intuition. My discovery was the result of musical perception.

The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination. I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.

The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.

It is important to foster individuality, for only the individual can produce the new ideas.

To invent something, all you need is imagination and a big pile of junk.

I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music.

In my experience, the best creative work is never done when one is unhappy.

Second, the teacher should be given extensive liberty in the selection of the material to be taught and the methods of teaching employed by him. For it is true also of him that pleasure in the shaping of his work is killed by force and exterior pressure.