You can't just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood.

You can't just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood.

It is wise to learn; it is God-like to create.

It is wise to learn; it is God-like to create.

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.

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.

The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity.

The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity.

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.

... 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.

The original is unfaithful to the translation.

The original is unfaithful to the translation.

Ideas are the root of creation.

Ideas are the root of creation.