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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.
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.
The good ideas are all hammered out in agony by individuals, not spewed out by groups.
The good ideas are all hammered out in agony by individuals, not spewed out by groups.
Uncertainty and mystery are energies of life. Don't let them scare you unduly, for they keep boredom at bay and read more
Uncertainty and mystery are energies of life. Don't let them scare you unduly, for they keep boredom at bay and spark creativity.
Had I been present at the creation of the world I would have proposed some improvements.
Had I been present at the creation of the world I would have proposed some improvements.
The creative person wants to be a know -it -all. He wants to know about all kinds of things: ancient read more
The creative person wants to be a know -it -all. He wants to know about all kinds of things: ancient history, nineteenth -century mathematics, current manufacturing techniques, flower arranging, and hog futures. Because he never knows when these ideas might come together to form a new idea. It may happen six minutes later or six months, or six years down the road. But he has faith that it will happen.
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.
It is not good enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.
It is not good enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.
There are no days in life so memorable as those which vibrated to some stroke of the imagination.
There are no days in life so memorable as those which vibrated to some stroke of the imagination.
