Elizabeth Gilbert Quotes

One very important aspect of motivation is the willingness to stop and to look at things that no one else has bothered to look at. This simple process of focusing on things that are normally taken for granted is a powerful source of creativity.

The fact is that creativity is everywhere. It's just about the way that you look at things.

Creativity is the sudden cessation of stupidity.

The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.

I love to be creative.

Creativity is not the finding of a thing, but the making something out of it after it is found.

Creativity makes a leap, then looks to see where it is.

Creativity is the answer. I always prefer the creative solution to an expensive solution.

When you're bored, you get creative.

But how shall I get ideas? ''Keep your wits open! Observe! Observe! Study! Study! But above all, Think! Think! And when a noble image is indelibly impressed upon the mind - Act!

Creativity is a by-product of hard work. If I never have another really new idea, it won't matter.

There is no prescribed route to follow to arrive at a new idea. You have to make the intuitive leap.

Creativity is the ability to see and to respond.

Genius is rarely able to give any account of its own processes.

Of course, there will always be those who look only at technique, who ask 'how', while others of a more curious nature will ask 'why'. Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information.

Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.

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

Creativity has always depended on openness and flexibility, so let us hope for more of both in the future.

Creativity is a spark. It can be excruciating when we're rubbing two rocks together and getting nothing. And it can be intensely satisfying when the flame catches and a new idea sweeps around the world.

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.

I like to have a thing suggested rather than told in full. When every detail is given, the mind rests satisfied, and the imagination loses the desire to use its own wings.

I enjoy looking beyond the obvious and look at the stories happening all around me - you kind of formulate things in your mind and get excited about them.

Creating something is all about problem-solving.

I'm not a sponge exactly, but I find that something I look at is a great opportunity for ideas.