Be Creative Quotes - Page 7

• Writing is nearly always a matter of finding whatever your brain needs to trick it into being creative, and in my case, a tiny little bit of fact just seems to work.

  Emma Donoghue

  Writing, Creative, Brain

  "The Keeper of Room". Interview with Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. October 15, 2015.

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• In my career, fun becomes a big factor. If something feels like it's going to be creative and be fun - follow your bliss. Is this where the juice is? Then I go there.

  Kenny Loggins

  Fun, Careers, Creative

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• Being creative is at the heart of being human and of all cultural progress.

  Ken Robinson

  Heart, Creative, Progress

  Ken Robinson Ph.D., Lou Aronica (2015). “Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That's Transforming Education”, p.94, Penguin

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• It's good to see the children be creative. It's the pleasure of the future.

  Donatella Versace

  Children, Creative, Pleasure

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• If you want to look your best, be creative, try some new ideas, and have fun doing it.

  Kevyn Aucoin

  Fun, Ideas, Creative

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• ... not mere achievement, but rather the more difficult feat of handling your life efficiently. It means to be a success as a person; controlled, organized, not part of the world's problems, but part of its cure. ... of being creative individuals.

  Norman Vincent Peale

  Uplifting, Mean, Achievement

  Norman Vincent Peale (1982). “The amazing results of positive thinking”, Fawcett

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• Women need a space to be creative -- creativity thrives in solitude.

  Sark

  Creativity, Space, Creative

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• I made a list of the happiest periods in my life, and I realized that none of them involved money. I realized that building stuff and being creative and inventive made me happy. Connecting with a friend and talking through the entire night until the sun rose made me happy. Trick-or-treating in middle school with a group of my closest friends made me happy. Eating a baked potato after a swim meet made me happy. Pickles made me happy.

  Tony Hsieh

  Motivational, School, Night

  "Walking Away From the Money at Microsoft" by Tony Hsieh, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 13, 2010.

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• The world in general disapproves of creativity, and to be creative in public is particularly bad. Even to speculate in public is rather worrisome.

  Isaac Asimov

  Creativity, Creative, World

  "Isaac Asimov Asks, 'How Do People Get New Ideas?'". Essay by Isaac Asimov on creativity, www.technologyreview.com. 1959.

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• Be spontaneous, be creative, go out and have fun, let things happen naturally.

  Conor McGregor

  Fun, Mma, Creative

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• With more money brings more fear and when you're trying to be creative in a fear-based environment it's dangerous. Then decisions are made out of fear, not what's best for the film.

  Lake Bell

  Decision, Creative, Trying

  "Lake Bell enjoys juggling titles of actress, director". Interview with The Associated Press, www.azcentral.com. June 9, 2015.

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• Crime is a job. Sex is a job. Growing up is a job. School is a job. Going to parties is a job. Religion is a job. Being creative is a job

  David Byrne

  Jobs, Sex, Growing Up

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• I think being open-minded about what Nature is trying to tell you is the key to being creative and successful.

  Bonnie Bassler

  Successful, Thinking, Keys

  Q&A, www.pbs.org. January 16, 2007.

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• I care about being creative and productive.

  Merrill Markoe

  Creative, Care, Productive

  Interview with AVC, www.avclub.com. November 1, 2011.

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• I do explore the emotion every once in a while. I'd like to think you don't stop being creative once you get happy. My ultimate goal is to end up being happy. Most of the time.

  Taylor Swift

  Thinking, Goal, Creative

  Source: www.esquire.com

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• As a rule I don't like suffering to no purpose. Suffering should be creative, should give birth to something good and lovely.

  Chinua Achebe

  Giving, Creative, Suffering

  Chinua Achebe (1988). “A Man of the People”, p.104, Heinemann

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• Women can also be creative in total isolation. I know excellent women artists who do original work without any response to speak of. Maybe they are used to lack of feedback. Maybe they are tougher.

  Elaine de Kooning

  Artist, Creative, Isolation

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• The ability of human beings to be creative depends fundamentally on the health and well-being of our biosphere, the few kilometres of air, water, and soil that surround our planet like the skin of an apple. Quite simply, they are the physical and spiritual bases of our lives, and the only source of materials and tools.

  Freeman Patterson

  Spiritual, Air, Apples

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• It's my wish that I can help creative people think of new ways to be creative - to get more joy and understanding from their own unique processes.

  Robert Genn

  Writing, Unique, Thinking

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• While you're being creative, nothing is wrong. There's no such thing as a mistake, and any drivel may lead to the breakthrough.

  John Cleese

  Mistake, Creative, May

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• It's easier to be creative if you've got other people to play with.

  John Cleese

  Play, People, Creative

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• To be creative you actually have to do something.

  Ken Robinson

  Creative

  Ken Robinson Ph.D., Lou Aronica (2009). “The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything”, p.50, Penguin

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• I think either you're creative or you're not. In general, I don't think you need to be in pain to actually be creative unless you're writing love songs. Then you might need to have some ups and downs within your emotions to start to capture that.

  Curtis Jackson

  Song, Pain, Writing

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• Find a space where you can be creative and a place where you are open for free thinking, you want to enjoy what you are doing and do what you are best at.

  David Karp

  Thinking, Space, Creative

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• Creativity of all kinds focuses your mind, engages your imagination, and feeds your soul. Being creative can also facilitate understanding and encourage healing. Creativity is mindfulness in motion-intuitive, artistic motion. Creative moments and activities give you a boost and help you feel energized and good about yourself.

  Sue Thoele

  Art, Healing, Creativity

  Sue Patton Thoele (2008). “The Mindful Woman: Gentle Practices for Restoring Calm, Finding Balance, and Opening Your Heart”, p.60, New Harbinger Publications

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