Akio Morita Quotes

Definition is the death of discovery.

Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people.

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.

If you want to be creative, go where your questions lead you.

Art flourishes where there is a sense of adventure.

It is, in fact, nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction have not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry

I don't have the answers. But I am asking the questions, and that's the fun part. I'm like the kid in class with his hand up, going, 'Um...' I think that's a powerful place to create from.

I try to be led by my curiosity.

Curiosity must be kept alive.

Leaders, if you allow wonder to shut down in you, you will shut it down in everyone around you.

I am always trying to do something new and different. The first step is curiosity, questions. You pay attention to what fascinates you. If you can't shake it, there is something there.

Ideas come from curiosity.

If your mind is at work, we're in danger of reproducing another cliche. If we can keep our minds out of it and our thoughts out of it, maybe we'll come up with something original.

The old adage is, 'Write what you know.' But if you only do that, your work becomes claustrophobic. I say, 'Write what you want to know.'

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.

The capacity to be puzzled is the premise of all creation, be it in art or in science.

I'm ever curious about the world. I'm driven to go out and find new things to write about. Having a vivid imagination is also a plus.

Curiosity is free-wheeling intelligence.

Mystery is at the heart of creativity. That, and surprise.

If you're trying to be more creative, one of the most important things you can do is increase the volume and diversity of the information to which you are exposed.

Imagination is the only key to the future. Without it none exists - with it all things are possible.

I feel so free and open to ideas, and I get inspired by everything.

When I'm in a place like Iceland, I allow myself to take a little more time to divert off onto other paths creatively for a while and see what comes to me.

I'm always looking for something new: a new inspiration, a new philosophy, a new way to look at something, new talent.

You never know where your influences are going to come from, or where you're going to find your inspiration.