Quotes about Imagination

I do believe it is possible to create, even without ever writing a word or painting a picture, by simply molding one's inner life. And that too is a deed.

One idea will change everything. One idea will change the world.... And one idea can move you from where you are to where you want to be.

Misusing our imagination grants power to fear. Know that fear and its many demon relatives do not--and cannot--exist without a human host.

Misusing our imagination grants power to fear. Know that fear and its many demon relatives do not--and cannot--exist without a human host.

Well, that's why smart people get tripped up with worry and fear. Worry...fear...is just a misuse of the creative imagination that has been placed in each of us. Because we are smart and creative, we imagine all the things that could happen, that might happen, that will happen if this or that happens. See what I mean?

Dreamers dream about things being different. Visionaries envision themselves making a difference. Dreamers think about how nice it would be for something to be done. Visionaries look for an opportunity to do something.

Careful is cerebral; fearful is emotional. Careful is fueled by information; fearful is fueled by imagination. Careful calculates risk; fearful avoids risk. Careful wants to achieve success; fearful wants to avoid failure. Careful is concerned about progress; fearful is concerned about protection.

Vision is a clear mental picture of what could be, fueled by the conviction that it should be.

Where there is no imagination there is no horror.

The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.

The moment a person forms a theory, his imagination sees in every object only the traits which favor that theory.

I've been doing this since I was 10 years old, inhabiting different people and playing different roles.