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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.
The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same read more
The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.
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.
Most people are more comfortable with old problems than with new solutions.
Most people are more comfortable with old problems than with new solutions.
... 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.
Creation is a drug I can't do without.
Creation is a drug I can't do without.
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.
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.
All profoundly original art looks ugly at first.
All profoundly original art looks ugly at first.
