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The human mind cannot create anything. It produces nothing until after having been fertilized by experience and meditation; its acquisitions read more
The human mind cannot create anything. It produces nothing until after having been fertilized by experience and meditation; its acquisitions are the gems of its production.
Creative minds have always been known to survive any kind of bad training.
Creative minds have always been known to survive any kind of bad training.
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.
There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world; and that is an idea whose time has read more
There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world; and that is an idea whose time has come.
All profoundly original art looks ugly at first.
All profoundly original art looks ugly at first.
... not picked from the leaves of any author, but bred amongst the weeds and tares of mine own brain.
... not picked from the leaves of any author, but bred amongst the weeds and tares of mine own brain.
Top 10 Creative Rules of Thumb: 1. The best way to get great ideas is to get lots of ideas read more
Top 10 Creative Rules of Thumb: 1. The best way to get great ideas is to get lots of ideas and throw the bad ones away. 2. Create ideas that are 15 minutes ahead of their time...not light years ahead. 3. Always look for a second right answer. 4. If at first you don't succeed, take a break. 5. Write down your ideas before you forget them. 6. If everyone says you are wrong, you're one step ahead. If everyone laughs at you, you're two steps ahead. 7. The answer to your problem "pre-exists." You need to ask the right question to reveal the answer. 8. When you ask a dumb question, you get a smart answer. 9. Never solve a problem from its original perspective. 10. Visualize your problem as solved before solving it.
The lash may force men to physical labor, it cannot force them to spiritual creativity.
The lash may force men to physical labor, it cannot force them to spiritual creativity.
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.
