Neil Gaiman Quotes

Art, freedom and creativity will change society faster than politics.

Sometimes people invent things because they want to stay alive or feed their children or conquer the village next door. But just as often, new ideas come into the world simply because they're fun. And here's the really strange thing: many of those playful but seemingly frivolous inventions ended up sparking momentous transformations in science, in politics and society.

I was really interested in doing a really science fiction-based story because it's something I feel like I hadn't done yet.

Unlike any other creature on this planet, humans can learn and understand, without having experienced. They can think themselves into other people's places. We do not need magic to change the world, we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already: we have the power to imagine better.

The world would never amount to a hill of beans if people didn't use their imaginations to think of the impossible.

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

A requirement of creativity is that it contributes to change. Creativity keeps the creator alive.

I’m not very creative” doesn’t work. There’s no such thing as creative people and non-creative people. There are only people who use their creativity and people who don’t. Unused creativity doesn’t just disappear. It lives within us until it’s expressed, neglected to death, or suffocated by resentment and fear.

With beauty, I think one never finishes it. I'm always exploring. I like the concept of change.

Creativity is our North Star. This way of working and this speed, this new opening and innovation, putting everything in discussion must remain at the base of what we do.

Creativity is a game changer. That's true of society, in advertising and in life.

My all-time favorite TED talks are Brene Brown's 'The Power of Vulnerability' and Sir Ken Robinson's 'Do Schools Kill Creativity.'

We'll support anyone who's doing something fresh.

You can absolutely be what you can't see! That's what innovators and disruptors do.

Without imagination, I don't think there's any progress.

One day, I was sitting in a movie theater, and I said, 'What the hell? I can do better than that.'

You just get satisfaction from achieving something that you just don't get in any other way than from being creative.

The child in me wanted to try out new things and do something different.

That's how you continue your passion and find inspiration; getting new ideas, getting new looks and new visions. Those are ways to evolve and stay passionate.

I do not want to repeat myself. I want to reach for something I've never attained. This is the excitement of art.

The more time you have, you should dedicate it to do creative work.

Invariably, collaboration leads to new forms of self-expression and to the things that move you.

Writing is a creative process, and you need to have the doors and windows of your mind open so that you have the possibility of change.

I have been inspired by countless artists over the years, but there's also times when you just gotta make your own inspiration.

There are a few chances in life where you get to take a different road. I think it's important to stay creative, look at the moment, and look at the future.