Were it not for imagination, sir, a man would be as happy in the
arms of a chambermaid as read more

Were it not for imagination, sir, a man would be as happy in the
arms of a chambermaid as of a duchess.

To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real read more

To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real advance in science.

Exaggerated sensitiveness is an expression of the feeling of inferiority.

Exaggerated sensitiveness is an expression of the feeling of inferiority.

I believe in the imagination. What I cannot see is infinitely more important than what I can see.

I believe in the imagination. What I cannot see is infinitely more important than what I can see.

When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come close to
the conclusion that the gift of read more

When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come close to
the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than
my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.

Conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

Conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless.

Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless.

If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it.

If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it.

The finest qualities of our nature, like the bloom on fruits, can be preserved only by the most delicate handling. read more

The finest qualities of our nature, like the bloom on fruits, can be preserved only by the most delicate handling. Yet we do not treat ourselves nor one another thus tenderly.