Creativity Quotes

"Computers are useless. They can only give you answers."

- Pablo Picasso

"We all know that Art is not the truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth, at least the truth that is given us to understand. The artist must know the manner whereby to convince others of the truthfulness of his lies. If he only shows in his work that he has searched, and researched, for the way to put over lies, he would never accomplish anything."

- Pablo Picasso

"I wondered whether music might not be a unique example of what might have been – if the invention of language had not intervened — the means of communication between souls."

- Marcel Proust

"The music of this opera [Madama Butterfly] was dictated to me by God; I was merely instrumental in putting it on paper and communicating it to the public."

- Puccini

"Few people think more than two or three times a year. I’ve made an international reputation for myself by thinking once or twice a week."

- George Bernard Shaw

"We can actually accelerate the process through meditation, through the ability to find stillness through loving actions, through compassion and sharing, through understanding the nature of the creative process in the universe and having a sense of connection to it."

- Deepak Chopra

"One of the keys to embracing creativity is recognizing that even though it involves risk, you don’t die."

- David Usher

"All great transcendental art is not merely symbolic or imaginary: it is a direct invitation to recognize and realize a deeper dimension of our very own being. In the eternal trinity of the Good, the True, and the Beautiful, art, while it can be good and true, has always staked out the domain of the Beautiful."

- Ken Wilber

"There is a role and function for beauty in our time."

- Tadao Ando

"Art in the classroom not only spurs creativity, it also inspires learning."

- Mickey Hart

"I'm a big fan of zombies, and I have a zombie tattoo on my leg."

- Tyler Posey

"Wrestling was like stand-up comedy for me."

- Dwayne Johnson

"I like the idea of making a big, fun, adventure type of movie."

- Dwayne Johnson

"I’ve always loved the showmanship of professional wrestling. While I love making movies, I love that platform, too."

- Dwayne Johnson

"If a circle shuts you out, draw a circle around it."

- Marty Rubin

"Actors search for rejection. If they don’t get it they reject themselves."

- Charlie Chaplin

"Food is art and magic; it evokes emotion and colors memory, and in skilled hands, meals become greater than the sum of their ingredients."

- Anthony Beal

"Cooking requires confident guesswork and improvisation– experimentation and substitution, dealing with failure and uncertainty in a creative way."

- Paul Theroux

"Chefs are cooking blind, for strangers whose memories are unknown."

- Bee Wilson

"Don’t be afraid of cooking, as your ingredients will know and misbehave. Enjoy your cooking and the food will behave; moreover it will pass your pleasure on to those who eat it."

- Fergus Henderson

"I cannot judge my work while I am doing it. I have to do as painters do, stand back and view it from a distance, but not too great a distance. How great? Guess."

"The sky is a canvas where everything that is painted is beautiful."

"The sky is a reminder that we are all capable of creativity."

"Let your body be your canvas to tell a story"

"Look for the magic in everything"

"A new page turns today. February 1st is your blank canvas—paint it boldly."

"Originality thrives where bold thinking is allowed to wander freely."

"The cleverest ideas sneak in disguised as simple observations."

"Let words spark your thoughts, not settle them for you."

"Original insights surface when familiar quotes are greeted with fresh questions."