Margaret Heffernan Quotes

Without the little ideas, there are no big ideas.

With creative people, truly new horizons open up.

Small ideas that turn into big ideas - that really inspires me.

We know that dreams fuel innovation.

Think, the successful idea is always in your mind. Think it out.

You can only inspire when you give people a new way of looking at the world in which they live.

Innovation comes to you from creators who do have a vision and a passion, and that is how we succeeded.

The work of artists is to find what's humanly possible - possibility's furthest reaches.

A creative mindset is in increasingly high demand: employers are vying for workers who are able to dream big and deliver big with the next must-have product. Creative thinking fuels innovation, it leads to new goods and services, creates jobs and delivers substantial economic rewards.

One of the strongest characteristics of genius is the power of lighting its own fire.

Creativity is a natural extension of our enthusiasm.

Creativity is a great motivator because it makes people interested in what they are doing. Creativity gives hope that there can be a worthwhile idea. Creativity gives the possibility of some sort of achievement to everyone. Creativity makes life more fun and more interesting.

The problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We need men who can dream of things that never were.

I believe in creative work.

Ideas are cheap. Always be passionate about ideas and communicating those ideas and discoveries to others in the things you make.

Labor gives birth to ideas.

Serious-minded people have few ideas. People with ideas are never serious.

Creative thinking inspires ideas. Ideas inspire change.

The most important innovators often don't need any technologies - just imagination and acute sensitivity to people's needs.

People ask me, 'Don't you ever run out of ideas?' Well, on the first place, I don't use ideas. Every time I have an idea, it's too limiting and usually turns out to be a disappointment. But I haven't run out of curiosity.

Creativity is an energy. It's a precious energy, and it's something to be protected. A lot of people take for granted that they're a creative person, but I know from experience, feeling it in myself, it is a magic; it is an energy. And it can't be taken for granted.

Every once in a while, a new technology, an old problem, and a big idea turn into an innovation.

If you track your organization's creativity by the number of brainstorms on your calendar, you're missing out. It's more important to capture those unplanned sparks of inspiration that so often come when we're cooking dinner, taking a shower, or commuting to work.

Rarely, someone comes around that is influenced by so many things but is looking for a new way to do something.

You know, when you look carefully at stuff that you deal with everyday, applying a little creativity to it and thinking outside the box, it's amazing what you can do.