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    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.

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The original is unfaithful to the translation.

The original is unfaithful to the translation.

by Jorge Luis Borges Found in: Creativity Quotes,
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It seems safe to say that significant discovery, really creative thinking, does not occur with regard to problems about which read more

It seems safe to say that significant discovery, really creative thinking, does not occur with regard to problems about which the thinker is lukewarm.

by Mary Henle Found in: Creativity Quotes,
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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.

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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.

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No great thing is created suddenly.

No great thing is created suddenly.

by Epictetus Found in: Creativity Quotes,
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Whatever creativity is, it is in part a solution to a problem.

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

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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.

by Charles Browder Found in: Creativity Quotes,
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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.

by Albert Einstein Found in: Creativity Quotes,
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Man was made at the end of the week's work when God was tired.

Man was made at the end of the week's work when God was tired.

by Mark Twain Found in: Creativity Quotes,
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