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• The creative individual has the capacity to free himself from the web of social pressures in which the rest of us are caught. He is capable of questioning the assumptions that the rest of us accept.

  John W. Gardner

  Creativity, Imagination, Intuition

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• The most important thing to remember is that the composer is a senior partner. You cannot force a subject on a composer if it doesn't inspire him. He has to take the lead, you are an enabler, and you are creating the enabling conditions under which he can write great music. Your words are secondary. Many librettists in opera collaborations in the past have forgotten this, or not known it, or refuse to accept it and tried to get out in front of the creative process and it just doesn't work that way.

  Terry Teachout

  Senior, Writing, Past

  Source: bigthink.com

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• I think it's really important as a creative director, to always keep your ears on the ground and always surround yourself with people who've been in the business longer than you to really think of new and creative ways to present your designs to girls.

  Nicole Richie

  Girl, Thinking, People

  Source: www.harpersbazaar.com

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• I believe more than ever, machines will put new challenges, and that means we'll have to be more creative and more human, because that's the way to make the difference.

  Garry Kasparov

  Believe, Mean, Challenges

  Source: www.businessinsider.com

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• We consciously use only a small portion of our brain, but we're constantly performing complex operations in other areas even though we're unaware of it. Savants gain access to unconscious areas when the brain's bossy left hemisphere is muted. The left is in charge of much of our organized thought and decision-making and tends to suppress the right side, which generally rules creative activities.

  Berit Brogaard

  Brain, Performing, Unconscious

  "The Easiest Way to Get a Better, Smarter Brain". Interview with Abigail Libers, www.oprah.com. September 2015.

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• I don't think I've invented anything. Henry Ford didn't invent the car, and Steve Jobs didn't invent the cell phone, and he didn't invent the digital revolution, but he could adapt, put things together in creative ways. So I think in what we do there's a lot of "let's try it and sees," whether it's a new color or a new style. But we didn't invent cosmetics or lingerie. How we market them - style, color - those are the things that we do, but it isn't pure creation. It's putting together ideas. I truly believe there's nothing really new in the world.

  Les Wexner

  Believe, Thinking, Car

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• The design and creative side is not a problem, but learning how to run a company as a young creative has been challenging. There is so much more on the business side than I ever considered when I first started making jewelry in my kitchen. It has been a challenge keeping up with the company's success, and I have had to learn from my and others' mistakes as I go.

  Dominic Jones

  Running, Mistake, Design

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• I think art, the discipline of creating, really does require tremendous solitude. But the whole creative process can seal your life to such an extent that while you're creating, you feel very self-sufficient. I've certainly experienced that.

  Joyce Johnson

  Art, Thinking, Discipline

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• If you want to do creative work, there are tremendous sacrifices involved, and tremendous financial sacrifices too. It requires dedication and solitude.

  Joyce Johnson

  Sacrifice, Dedication, Solitude

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• I come from a creative background, and everything I enjoy is entertaining or playing music for people, which is the exact thing the Community restricts and opposes. At least still playing games with the kids and being active, not completely awful.

  Cameron Monaghan

  Kids, People, Community

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• There were obvious budgetary and time constraint differences. With Jamie Marks is Dead, we were operating on a pretty small finance level. So it was definitely run-and-gun, 16-hour days, every day. I would come back, and I was so exhausted I would fall asleep in my clothes. Obviously, with The Giver we had a little bit more time to take the full three months. So that was different, but in both there was still a creative environment, and by that I mean that it was still collaborative, performance was still valued, and it wasn't lost in the money.

  Cameron Monaghan

  Fall, Mean, Different

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• I love to write, so I think writing would be the next natural step. And if I'm making something that I'm writing, it would also probably make sense to be a producer and have some creative input from that perspective as well. Eventually, I do want to direct, but I want to get comfortable in those two jobs first. I want to dip my foot into this pool before I dive in I guess.

  Cameron Monaghan

  Writing, Thinking, Perspective

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• A good collaboration I think it's really, truly a vibe thing. The people who are most excited about collaborations are people in the business, people who are thinking, "This is going to be great press," or, "This is going to expose you to all these people you haven't reached before." I prefer not to think like that. I'm more, if you meet the person, you like the person, you've talked to them, you feel connected, you feel like there's a creative exchange, then it kind of happens by itself. I'm open to it, but it has to feel right. If it feels forced, then I'm fearful of doing it.

  Yukimi Nagano

  Thinking, People, Collaboration

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• Some of my educated Filipino friends were aspiring poets, but their aspirations were all in the direction of the United States. They had no desire to learn from the bardic tradition that continued in the barrios. Their ideal would have been to write something that would get them to Iowa, where they would study creative writing.

  James Fenton

  Writing, Iowa, Desire

  "Where poetry and music divide" by James Fenton, www.theguardian.com. June 21, 2002.

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• Part of being creative is not being super-duper focused.

  Joshua Foer

  Be Creative, Focused

  "Memorization Tips: 5 Easy Ways To Ace That Test" by Jack Howard, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 21, 2012.

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• Since age seven, I've been composing and have never stopped composing, yet, the creative process is as elusive to me as it has ever been.

  Lukas Foss

  Age, Seven, Process

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• I'd always need a creative outlet. But sometimes, I do fantasize what my life would be like if I weren't famous.

  Jodie Foster

  Would Be, Needs, Sometimes

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• I worked very hard on those movies but there was some creative connection that wasn't being made.

  Michael J. Fox

  Connections, Made, Hard

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• We've had to be creative to get on the ballot.

  Kinky Friedman

  Be Creative, Ballots

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• A challenging economy is always good for design. It unites necessity and functionality. You are forced to be creative with poor materials.

  Diane von Furstenberg

  Design, Challenges, Economy

  "Women in Design: Diane von Furstenberg". Interview with David Colman, www.elledecor.com. October 18, 2010.

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• I think what it really is, is that I date creative people. And I think that what intimidates them is not my purse; it's my mind.

  Lady Gaga

  Thinking, People, Mind

  "Lady Gaga on Getting Married: 'I Can Buy Myself a Fuckin' Ring'". Interview with Lisa Robinson, www.vanityfair.com. November 29, 2011.

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• Then, when I'm in these relationships with people who are also creative, or creative in their own way, what happens is the attraction is initially there and it's all unicorns and rainbows. And then they hate me.

  Lady Gaga

  Hate, Rainbow, People

  "Lady Gaga on Getting Married: 'I Can Buy Myself a Fuckin' Ring'". Interview with Lisa Robinson, www.vanityfair.com. November 29, 2011.

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• I think math is a hugely creative field, because there are some very well-defined operations that you have to work within. You are, in a sense, straightjacketed by the rules of the mathematics. But within that constrained environment, it's up to you what you do with the symbols.

  Brian Greene

  Math, Thinking, Up To You

  "Brian Greene on The Hidden Reality". "Talk of the Nation Science Friday" with Ira Flatow, www.npr.org. March 4, 2011.

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• From an early age I knew I would be unhappy if I wasn't doing something creative.

  Grimes

  Age, Unhappy, Would Be

  "Grimes: nine days without food, sleep or company gave me Visions". Interview with Sam Richards, www.theguardian.com. April 27, 2012.

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• 'The Simpsons' obviously is a huge success, and Fox has nothing to do with its success, with its creative success, and as a result they don't really like the show. They don't like 'The Simpsons' at Fox.

  Matt Groening

  Foxes, Results, Shows

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