Creativity Quotes

"It’s important that we don’t underestimate the play of children because it can produce a much more satisfyingly creative adult."

- Dorothy and Jerome Singer

"Play is the mediator of the invisible and visible."

- Dora M. Kalff

"Almost all creativity involves purposeful play."

- Abraham Maslow

"The world of pretend play is one in which children can be free to express themselves, their ideas, their emotions, and their fantastic visions of themselves, of other people, and of the world."

- Sandra Russ

"Necessity may be the mother of invention, but play is certainly the father."

- Roger von Oech

"The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct."

- Carl Jung

"Creative people are curious, flexible, persistent, and independent with a tremendous spirit of adventure and a love of play."

- Henri Matisse

"Creative play is like a spring that bubbles up from deep within a child."

- Joan Almon

"Children who play creatively find multiple uses for objects. They can transform a blanket into a tent one day and a cave the next. A stick can be a magic wand, a sword, a lightsaber, or a mast for a schooner."

- Susan Linn

"We all need empty hours in our lives or we will have no time to create or dream."

- Robert Coles

"So, in all these spheres—in painting, sculpture, drawing, music, singing, dancing, gymnastics, games, sports, writing, and speech—we can carry on to our heart’s content, all through our long lives, complex and specialized forms of exploration and experiment."

- Desmond Morris

"Anything that engages your creative mind—the ability to make connections between unrelated things and imagine new ways to communication—is good for you."

- Girija Kaimal

"We are born makers. We move what we’re learning from our heads to our hearts through our hands."

- Brené Brown

"The best thinking has been done in solitude."

- Thomas A. Edison

"Without great solitude, no serious work is possible."

- Pablo Picasso

"Solitude gives birth to the original in us, to beauty unfamiliar and perilous."

- Thomas Mann

"Be alone, that is the secret of invention; be alone, that is when ideas are born."

- Nikola Tesla

"The only unique contribution that we will ever make in this world will be born of our creativity."

- Brené Brown

"I put instant coffee in a microwave oven and almost went back in time."

- Steven Wright

"Cooking is an art, but all art requires knowing something about the techniques and materials."

- Nathan Myhrvold

"I approach creativity like a sport, where if I have a drawing I react just like a jock: LOOK AT THE FUCKING DRAWING RIGHT THERE YEAH! We're all creatives here, we're all born artists."

- Kanye West

"Why, if someone is good in one field can they not be accepted or given the slightest opportunity to express and be creative in other fields?"

- Kanye West

"When in doubt, just add glitter."

"Make every Saturday an opportunity to create, innovate, and inspire."

"May your Saturday be a canvas of creativity and a time to explore new passions and hobbies."

"Solitude isn’t a void; it’s a canvas for self-expression."

"This weekend, create your own adventure story."

"The best maps are those made on spontaneous weekends."

"Create a natural melody with your weekend spirit."

"Food is art, and you are the artist."

- Unknown