Eartha Kitt Quotes

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

What is genius but the power of expressing a new individuality?

There is no off position on the genius switch.

The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.

When I look at the success I have, it's because of my creative-thinking skills.

It is always well to get near to men of genius.

Imagination is but another name for super intelligence.

Genius is play, and man's capacity for achieving genius is infinite, and many may achieve genius only through play.

No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.

The man who puts life into an idea is acclaimed a genius, because he does the right thing at the right time. Therein lies the difference between the genius and a commonplace man.

Nothing in the world can be more exciting than to create something and see it work.

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

There is no great genius without some touch of madness.

Creativity is the sudden cessation of stupidity.

Man is a genius when he is dreaming.

Humans are very imaginative animals.

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

Without imagination we can go nowhere. And imagination is not restricted to the arts. Every scientist I have met who has been a success has had to imagine.

True intelligence requires fabulous imagination.

Negativity is the enemy of creativity.

What Einstein was able to do was - to use a cliche - think out of the box.

There is no question that creative intelligence comes not through learning things you find in books or histories that have already been written, but by focusing on and giving value to experience as it happens.

Genius is the ability to renew one's emotions in daily experience.

I don't study; I create.

If you ever have a kid who doesn't know what to do, stick him in art school. It's amazing what evolves.