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.

Some people see things and ask Why?
I dream things which never were and askWhy not?

Some people see things and ask Why?
I dream things which never were and askWhy not?

Creativity is allowing oneself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.

Creativity is allowing oneself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.

We try not to have ideas, preferring accidents. To create, you must empty yourself of every artistic thought.

We try not to have ideas, preferring accidents. To create, you must empty yourself of every artistic thought.

The world embarrasses me, and I cannot dream That this watch exists and has no watchmaker.

The world embarrasses me, and I cannot dream That this watch exists and has no watchmaker.

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.

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.".

All profoundly original art looks ugly at first.

All profoundly original art looks ugly at first.

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

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