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.

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

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

No great thing is created suddenly.

No great thing is created suddenly.

Whatever creativity is, it is in part a solution to a problem.

Whatever creativity is, it is in part a solution to a problem.

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.

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 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.

Creativity is essentially a lonely art. An even lonelier struggle. To some a blessing. To others a curse. It is read more

Creativity is essentially a lonely art. An even lonelier struggle. To some a blessing. To others a curse. It is in reality the ability to reach inside yourself and drag forth from your very soul an idea.

Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way.

Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way.